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A Discovery of Witches Hardcover - 2011

by Deborah Harkness

Debut novelist Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense--a richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.


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A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.

Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism.

From the publisher

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.

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  • Title A Discovery of Witches
  • Author Deborah Harkness
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking, New York
  • Date 2011-02-08
  • ISBN 9780670022410 / 0670022411
  • Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.95 in (23.11 x 16.26 x 4.95 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Witches
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010030425
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2010, Page 36
  • BookPage, 02/01/2011, Page 0
  • Entertainment Weekly, 02/04/2011, Page 113
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2010, Page 1231
  • Library Journal, 12/01/2010, Page 102
  • People Weekly, 02/21/2011, Page 51
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/08/2010, Page 0
  • Romantic Times, 02/01/2011, Page 59
  • Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0

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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