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.Ī Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Series #1) 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. 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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