In a world of witches,daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidden love has broken the laws dividing creatures. To discover the manuscript which holds their hope for the future,they must now travel back to the past.
When Diana Bishop,descended from a line of powerful witches,discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library,she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont. Now the coexistence of witches,daemons,vampires and humans is dangerously threatened.
Seeking safety,Diana and Matthew travel back in time to London,1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven.
Reclaiming his former identity as poet and spy for Queen Elizabeth,the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons,the creative minds of the age,including playwright Christopher Marlowe and mathematician Thomas Harriot.
Together Matthew and Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782,and search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers.
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9780755384754Number of pages: 656Weight: 456 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 42 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'What a rich,thrilling and educational tale it is... A captivating and romantic ripping yarn'- E L James,The Guardian
'Deborah Harkness has done us proud with her magnificent,enthralling,engrossing sequel... Her weaving of time and ancient lore,of modern science and alchemy,or vampires,daemons and all-too-mortal humans is magical,wonderful and utterly addictive. You won't be able to put it down'- Manda Scott
'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire...all the ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy'- The Daily Mail
'An inventive addition to the supernatural craze...has exciting amounts of spells,kisses and battles,and is recounted with enchanting,page-turning panache'- Marie Claire
Deborah Harkness
In 2011,the respected American scholar and historian Deborah Harkness exchanged fact for fiction and the All Souls trilogy was born. Beginning with the instant bestseller A Discovery of Witches,Harkness fused her passions for history,alchemy and the occult into the tale of a sometime witch and historian who stumbles into a universe of vampires and immortals. Rapidly,the series included the sequels Shadow of Night and The Book of Life and has now been adapted for television. Her much-anticipated 2018 novel Time's Convert effortlessly expands on the All Souls universe.
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