The Time Collector
A Novel
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4.5 • 20 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A thrilling page-turner from Gwendolyn Womack, the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller
"The Time Collector's fast pace and fascinating premise will delight history and romance lovers."—Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Bride and The Night Tiger
Travel through time with the touch of a hand.
Roan West can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled psychometrist, he uses his talents to find and sell valuable antiques, but his quiet life in New Orleans is about to change. Stuart, a fellow psychometrist and Roan's close friend, has used his own abilities to unearth several "ooparts"—out-of-place artifacts that challenge recorded history. Soon after the discovery, Stuart disappears, making him one of several pyschometrists who have recently died or vanished. When Roan comes across a viral video of a young woman who has discovered a priceless pocket watch just by "sensing" it, he knows he has to warn her—but will Melicent Tilpin listen? And can Roan find Stuart before it's too late? The quest for answers will lead Roan and Melicent around the world, bringing them closer to each other and a startling truth.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Though its discussion of psychometry is an intriguing one, this supernatural story from Womack (The Memory Painter) is held back by clich d characters and an uninspired romance. A gifted psychometrist, antiques dealer Roan West has the ability to touch an object and relive the memories it contains. A secret delivery from Stuart, a fellow psychometrist, alerts Roan to a collection of ooparts, or out-of-place artifacts, that carry fearsome powers somehow related to crop circles. But before Roan can investigate further, Stuart disappears, and other psychometrists around the world are reported dead. Having seen Melicent Tilpin and her psychometric talents via a YouTube video, Roan decides to find and warn her before searching for Stuart. Melicent is only beginning to realize her talents, but when she and her brother are also attacked, she resolves to help Roan on his quest. The hunt brings Roan and Melicent face to face with the power of the ooparts and the selfish quest of one man to unleash their power, whatever the consequences. Roan is a handsome loner with superpowers, and Melicent is a young innocent with talents that only he can unleash; these archetypes and their inevitable romantic connection feels all too familiar. This adventure offers flashes of brilliance, but they inevitably fizzle out.
