The Book of Life
The third gripping novel in the enchanting All Souls series
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
*THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FIFTH NOVEL IN THE BELOVED NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ALL SOULS SERIES, THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE, IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER.*
'My favourite book of all time' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'This book was pure perfection' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Absolutely phenomenal . . . It was completely spellbinding' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE HARDBACK BESTSELLER!
Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the epic third instalment in the runaway Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series.
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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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Five reasons to read A Discovery of Witches and the ALL SOULS series:
'Haunting in every way. A story thick with family secrets, human heartache, and the kind of deep magic only Harkness can conjure. You will be enchanted'
LEIGH BARDUGO
'Harkness's lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch'
JODI PICOULT
'Rich, thrilling . . . A captivating and romantic ripping yarn'
E L JAMES
'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire . . . an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy'
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.
