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A Discovery of Witches

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
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Publisher's summary

Book one of the New York Times best-selling All Souls Series—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People).

Now “[a] hot show that’s like Twilight meets Outlander” (Thrillist) airing on AMC and BBC America, as well as streaming on 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.

©2011 Deborah Harkness (P)2011 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter or Twilight.... An irresistible tale of wizardry, science and forbidden love.” (People)

“Romantic, erudite, and suspenseful.... Harkness attends to every scholarly and emotional detail with whimsy, sensuality, and humor.” (O, The Oprah Magazine)

“A thoroughly grown-up novel packed with gorgeous historical detail and a gutsy, brainy heroine to match.... Harkness writes with thrilling gusto about the magical world.” (Entertainment Weekly)

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Love it

Love this series, I listen to it often and really enjoy it over and over! Love it and Deb Harkness!!

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A Discovery of Witches

I loved the romance of Diana Bishop and Matthew de Clermont. I loved the universe Deborah Harkness created within A Discovery of Witches. She did a great job of combining history and fiction.

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Great books

It was a slow start but definitely worth it. Loves the book can’t wait to listen to the entire series.

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Awesome Audible!

The narrator does an excellent job with bringing the characters to life! If you love Vampires, Romance, and history concerning alchemy, this book is definitely the book for you!

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worth finishing

The beginning was great. I almost stopped when it got "over the top, mushy gushy, only we can save everyone". The end wrapped it all up nicely and I have higher hopes for the next book.

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Great story but….

I was disappointed in the ending. I didn’t want it to stop there. Oh well.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love history, I love alchemy, I love all the witch stories, this book was so beautifully and intriguingly written and the Audible presentation of it was phenomenal - I couldn’t turn it off. Exceeded my expectations after watching the series, the book is so much better!

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4th time!

I love this book and series. I wish there were more. There is more to tell!

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enchanting

didn't know what to expect when purchasing, but I couldn't turn it off! definitely worth it

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Very good

These books were well written .
I enjoyed the whole series’s
Looking forward to future writings by this author

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