Immortal Descendants: Original Series #1

Marking Time

by April White

Release: October 2012
Format: Novel
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: YA and Up
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

Seventeen year-old Saira Elian’s mother has disappeared, as she does for a few days every couple of years. But this time, Saira ends up searching for her—in time. Along the way she makes friends for the first time in her nomadic life, and she learns that Vampires, Seers, and Shifters are real. But she also makes enemies, including Jack the Ripper.

— Tandy Ringoringo

I was tracing a design that was etched into the wall, and it started glowing and humming. And then my whole body was being stretched and pulled, like I was a giant rubber band. And there was a sound that vibrated through my skin and into my stomach, which is probably what made me want to puke—er, vomit.

DEBUT

Marking Time (Corazon Entertainment, October 2012).

VARIANTS

3 English variants

TRANSLATIONS

Translations to German

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Time Travel Methods

Innate Time Travelers
Time Portal
Vivid Envisioning: Visualization needed when Saira travels to a place where she’s never been, and it’s helpful in other travel, too..

Themes

Causal Loops: In the 21st century, Archer gives Saira the very clue she needs to travel back in time to meet Archer, which causes him to try to save her there, and during that rescue attempt, he becomes a vampire, which causes him to live long enough to mentor Saira in the 21st century.
Fix History!: Attempt to save Mary Kelly (Jack the Ripper’s final victim).
Long Life
True Histories: The true story of why Jack the Ripper disappeared after killing Mary Kelly.

Real-World Tags

Jack the Ripper

Fictional Tags

Vampires and Soul-Suckers

Groupings

Immortal Descendants (story series)

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From 2012 ⋙ to the 19th century. Multiple round trips.

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

Release—Although <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F16122623-marking-time'>Goodreads</a> lists a 5 November 2012 release date for the paperback, the book’s indicia shows October 2012.