A Discovery of Witches
New York : Viking, [2011]
Format: Book
Description: 579 pages ; 24 cm
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 ).
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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 .
Look for the hit series "A Discovery of Witches," now streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now, Shudder, and Max!
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 .
Subjects:
Vampires -- Fiction.
Witches -- Fiction.
Alchemy -- Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Science and magic -- Fiction.
Vampires -- Fiction.
Witches -- Fiction.
Alchemy -- Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Science and magic -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780670022410
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| F Harkness | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | Out (Due: 9/18/2023) |
| F Harkness | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Fiction | Out (Due: 10/9/2023) |
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