A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

A Discovery of Witches

By Deborah Harkness

  • Release Date: 2011-02-08
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 8,155 Ratings)

Description

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).


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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.

Reviews

  • March 16 “Author’s Fantasy Life”

    5
    By Hawktale
    Get over yourself. This is fiction.
  • Captivating work

    5
    By Dinks82
    I worried at the length of the book that I wouldn’t be able to get through it. But it captured me and I flew through it and am going to finish the trilogy.
  • My favorite!

    5
    By KatdieR
    I’ve read this book/series 3-4 times now - it’s my “comfort book(s)” and they are all fantastic! I can’t wait for Book 5 to release next year!
  • Excellent

    1
    By Cat Restrepo
    Couldn’t stop reading… only wish the serious would have kept more true to the book.
  • Harry Potter for adults!

    5
    By Dr. Red Dragon
    Buckle your seatbelt and pay attention to the names and details… it’s a great ride!!!
  • 😍❤️

    5
    By claudia0221
    Wonderful
  • Boring and excessive detail

    2
    By haofbeocbeo
    First 500 pages were so boring and could have been summed up in 50. The book was very detailed at points that did not need immense detail like when Matthew and Hamish were at the lodge. The parts that needed more explanation were poorly executed and confusing at times. Overall not as good as people make it out to be and I don’t know how it got turned into a TV show.
  • Astonishing

    5
    By RedReader14
    Wow what a world Deborah Harkness plummets you into when you read this book. She does an outstanding job at combining science, history, and otherworldly ideas. The main character, Diana, is very easy to connect to and I found myself relating to her more and more the further I read. I am in complete awe of the storyboard this author has created, the connections the characters the capture of it all in its essence is outright astonishing. Ever so slightly a surprising twist in the plot or an emotional scene would tug at the heart stings just enough to make you feel as though you are connected by your “third eye”. This is definitely a book I’ll be keeping on my shelf. Belonging just between Harry Potter and The Vampire Diaries.
  • Wonderful

    5
    By AESM0192
    I loved this trilogy when I read it on my own. The audiobook is just as good. The intonation is spectacular. You won’t regret listening to the audio.
  • Enjoyed this book

    5
    By cakeslaroo
    It was a good ready

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