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A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

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Book one of the New York Times-bestselling All Souls Series--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 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, book three, The Book of Life, and the fourth in the series, Time's Convert.

Author: Deborah Harkness
Publisher: Viking
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.95d
ISBN: 9780670022410
Age Range: 18-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 35
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153996 / Discovery of Witches


Review Citation(s):
People Weekly 02/21/2011 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 11/08/2010
Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 36
Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 102
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1231
Entertainment Weekly 01/21/2011 pg. 57
Romantic Times 02/01/2011 pg. 59 - Very Good
Entertainment Weekly 02/04/2011 pg. 113
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
BookPage 02/01/2011

About the Author
Deborah Harkness is a scholar and writer specializing in the history of science and medicine. She has received numerous awards, including Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. Currently a professor of history at the University of Southern California, her most recent academic publication is The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution. This is her first novel.

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