The Book of Life
(All Souls 3)
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
*NOW A MAJOR SKY TV SERIES. Read the novel Season 3 is based on.*
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER
Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in this phenomenal third instalment of their epic tale, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES and SHADOW OF NIGHT.
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A world of witches, daemons and vampires.
A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future.
Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it.
After travelling through time in SHADOW OF NIGHT, the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies.
At Matthew's ancestral home in France they reunite with their families - with one heart-breaking exception. But the real threat to their future is yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on a terrifying urgency.
Using ancient knowledge and modern science, from the palaces of Venice and beyond, Diana and Matthew will finally learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago.
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PRAISE FOR DEBORAH HARKNESS:
'Rich, thrilling . . . captivating' E L James
'Intelligent and off-the-wall' The Sunday Times
'Rich in arcane detail, fans will relish this exotic cauldron of romantic fantasy' Sunday Mirror
'I could lose myself in here and never want to come out' Manda Scott
'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire' Daily Mail
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The action-packed third instalment of the All Souls trilogy provides a satisfying finale to Deborah Harkness’ charming tale of supernatural beings and academic intrigue. Historian (and witch) Diana Bishop and her doting husband (and vampire) Matthew Clairmont face a myriad of nail-biting challenges as they await the birth of their twins. As they contend with family drama and demonic nemeses, the charming protagonists first introduced in 2011’s A Discovery of Witches draw us into a vividly imagined shadow world informed by the author’s background as a scholar of the history of magic and alchemy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the final installment of Harkness's All Souls Trilogy (after Shadow of Night), witch historian Diana Bishop and her vampiric husband, Matthew Clairmont, freshly returned to the present from their sojourn in Elizabethan England, have ample challenges to contend with. They still seek the missing pages of Ashmole 782, the mystical manuscript known as the Book of Life and the key to the origin of all supernatural beings, and now must negotiate the internal politics of Matthew's extended vampire family. Also to be considered is the Congregation of vampires, witches, and daemons, who will not look at all kindly on the impending birth of Matthew and Diana's twin children. Meanwhile, Matthew and Diana are stalked by Matthew's murderous son Benjamin, and to save everyone, Diana must master her skills as a weaver one of the rarest witch powers. There is no shortage of action in this sprawling sequel, and nearly every chapter brings a wrinkle to the tale. The storytelling is lively and energetic, and Diana remains an appealing heroine even as her life becomes ever more extraordinary. A delightful wrap-up to the trilogy.
