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A discovery of witches / Deborah Harkness.
Witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. The orphaned daughter of two powerful witches, Bishop prefers intellect, but relies on magic when her discovery of a palimpsest documenting the origin of supernatural species releases an assortment of undead who threaten, stalk, and harass her.
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- ISBN: 9781101475690
- ISBN: 1101475692
- ISBN: 9781101467350
- ISBN: 1101467355
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (579 pages)
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2011.
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| Subject: | Women historians > Fiction. Genetics > Fiction. Vampires > Fiction. Witches > Fiction. Alchemy > Manuscripts > Fiction. Science and magic > Fiction. England > Fiction. New York (State) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Romance fiction. Paranormal fiction. Electronic books. EBooks. Fantasy fiction. |
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A Discovery of Witches : A Novel
Book one of the New York Times bestselling All Souls series, from the author of The Black Bird Oracle. "A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight " ( People ). Look for the hit series "A Discovery of Witches," now streaming on AMC+, 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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