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  • Written by: Ian Mortimer
  • Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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The Outcasts of Time

Written by: Ian Mortimer
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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Publisher's Summary

From the author described by The Times as 'the most remarkable historian of our time', this is a stunningly high-concept historical novel, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, SJ Parris and Kate Mosse.

December 1348: With the country in the grip of the Black Death, brothers John and William fear that they will shortly die and go to hell. But as the end draws near, they are given an unexpected choice: either to go home and spend their last six days in their familiar world or to search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries - living each one of their remaining days 99 years after the last.

John and William choose the future and find themselves in 1447, ignorant of almost everything going on around them. The year 1546 brings no more comfort, and 1645 challenges them still further. It is not just that technology is changing: things they have taken for granted all their lives prove to be short-lived.

As they find themselves in stranger and stranger times, the listener travels with them, seeing the world through their eyes as it shifts through disease, progress, enlightenment and war. But their time is running out - can they do something to redeem themselves before the six days are up?

©2017 Ian Mortimer (P)2017 Simon & Schuster UK

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Excellent historical fiction!

Moving from start to finish, this excellent book can’t be recommended enough to any history fan. Brilliantly narrated, it’s a journey through time which I’ve often thought about myself.
5 stars, you won’t regret the time spent with this novel.

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Great historical fiction

Wonderful illustration of how very much society changes over centuries, and how much a person is a creature of their time.

Well recommended

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Violent violent violent

I eventually gave up on it; violent to the point of irrelevance. Not a great listen.

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