A Discovery of Witches
Book 1 of All Souls
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Published: Feb 8, 2011
Words:
225698
Flesch:
85.25
DDC:
813.6
FAST Tags:
Witches,
Vampires,
American fiction,
Magic,
Alchemy--Manuscripts,
Science and magic,
Women college teachers,
Women historians
LCC:
PS3608.A7436
LC Genre:
Literature>American and Canadian>21st Century
Book Details
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Description:
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).
Now “[a] hot show that’s like Twilight meets Outlander” (Thrillist) airing Sundays on AMC and BBC America, as well as streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder.
Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. 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. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
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. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life.