Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire geneticist. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. I was impatient for the sequel.An epic, richly inventive, historically sweeping, magical romance. A shrewdly written romp and a satisfying snow-day read for those of us who heartily enjoyed the likes of Anne Rice and Marion Zimmer Bradley. “A Discovery of Witches becomes increasingly charming as it goes along. “Harkness works her own form of literary alchemy by deftly blending fantasy, romance, history, and horror into one completely bewitching book.”
Author Deborah Harkness, a UCLA history professor, brings vast knowledge and research to the page.” Blood will flow when a witch and a vampire fall for each other. “Readers who thrilled to Elizabeth Kostova’s 2005 blockbuster, The Historian, will note the parallels, but A Discovery of Witches is a modern Romeo and Juliet story, with older, wiser lovers. Pardon the pun, but Witches is truly spellbinding.” And it is supernatural fiction that those of us who usually prefer to stay grounded in reality can get caught up in. A Discovery of Witches is that rare historical novel that manages to be as intelligent as it is romantic. “Harkness, an eloquent writer, conjures this world of witches with Ivy League degrees and supernatural creatures completely-and believably-while maintaining a sense of wonder. Age-old tensions between science and magic and between evolution and alchemy erupt as Diana seeks to unlock the secrets of Ashmole 782.” Its ambitions are world-sized, ranging across history and zeroing in on DNA, human and otherwordly. “A debut novel with a big supernatural canvas. It has some of the same ineluctable atmosphere that made Anne Rice’s vampire books such a popular success.” “Delightfully well-crafted and enchantingly imaginative.
Discover why everyone’s talking about this magical book.” “Harkness conjures up a scintillating paranormal story. Harkness writes with thrilling gusto about the magical world.” “A thoroughly grown-up novel packed with gorgeous historical detail and a gutsy, brainy heroine to match. Harkness attends to every scholarly and emotional detail with whimsy, sensuality, and humor.” An irresistible tale of wizardry, science and forbidden love.” “A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter or Twilight. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life. Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense.
Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library.
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Book one of the New York Times-bestselling All Souls trilogy-"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” ( People).Īll three seasons of the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches” are streaming now on AMC+, Sundance Now and Shudder.ĭeborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world.
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