A Discovery of Witches A Discovery of Witches
Book 1 - All Souls Series

A Discovery of Witches

A Novel

    • 4.4 • 489 Ratings
    • $13.99

Publisher Description

Book one of the New York Times bestselling All Souls series, from the author of The Black Bird Oracle.

Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on Netflix

“A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People).


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.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2011
February 8
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
592
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada
SIZE
4.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Will_dontfall ,

Good story

I enjoyed the story. The writing is so-so, I estimate.

CThom114 ,

The Discovery of Witches

I bought this book after reading several reviews in various publications, and was pleased that I did. I have just read some of the recent reviews on this site and had to smile. I have always understood that when you read fantasy, to really enjoy it, you must "suspend disbelief". I can't believe that those reviewers did that.
Does every story of a vampire have to be compared to the "Twilight Saga"? Please, give me a break, the characters are adults, and the historical references put this in a whole different category.
I would recommend this book to any one who likes history and fantasy, it stands on its own merits.
I look forward to the second part of the trilogy, and have already preordered my copy.

AvsGunn87 ,

Wonderful Book

I loved it! Cannot wait for the second book!

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