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Shadow of Night

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

The number one New York Times best-selling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Series. Look for the hit TV series A Discovery of Witches, streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now, and Shudder. Season Two premieres January 9, 2021!

Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782—the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit—deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them. Together they find they must embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey.

©2012 Deborah Harkness (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"A captivating and romantic ripping yarn, Shadow of Night confirms Deborah Harkness as a master storyteller, able to cast an addictive tale of magic, mayhem and two lovers." (E.L. James Chicago Tribune)

"The joy that Harkness, herself a historian, takes in visiting the past is evident on every page.... A great spell, the one that can enchant a reader and make a 600-page book fly through her fingertips, is cast.... Its enduring rewards are plenty." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Fans of Harkness’s 2011 debut A Discovery of Witches will be delighted.... Harkness delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning. Readers will devour it." (People)

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Time travel badly? No. Great book. Ok

Long review on here that spends a lot of time saying the book is no good. I won’t waste your time with overuse of my words-ignore that review and enjoy this book and the Trilogy. It’s very enjoyable, narrated brilliantly and well worth your time.

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Liked the cameos!

This book was an improvement over the last. I liked the cameos from historical figures in it.

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Amazing

I love this book! I was addicted to listening to it! I was so excited for the next book!

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awesome read

Where does Shadow of Night rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Its a great read although a little slow to start.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Matthew and Dianna are the favourites of mine, I guess because they are the main characters in the book.

Which character – as performed by Jennifer Ikeda – was your favorite?

Both Matthew & Dianna, although she is awesome at playing so many different characters. I had not realized that she played them all to begin with. I had thought there was others playing different parts.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No it is just a good read.

Any additional comments?

you have to read the first story first called "A discovery of witches" without reading the first one you would have no idea what the second one is about. Although she does keep refering to the past which is in the forst book.

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can't wait for the next book

I loved the narration, she really got into character for each speaker. excellent 2nd part of the trilogy

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Love this series

I have listen to this series no fewer than 6 times. Working in my 7th as I type. The story is captivating and the performance is nothing short of amazing! Ms. Harkness is brilliant and Ms. Ikeda is so easy to listen to, she brings the story life. I could and have listened to her for hours at a time!

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absolutely wonderful!

this is my second time going through the series, and I love it more than I did the first time! I highly, highly recommend this series through Audible!

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Loved everything about this book!

I loved this book! an amazing 2nd book in the series and I look forward to the 3rd book! It is well read and enjoyable to listen too!

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I've listened to this at least twice

I've listened to this story at least twice and it gets better with each listen

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Nice addition to A Discovery of Witches

I enjoyed the story. The narrator is very good distinguishing between characters with her voice, you always know when someone new is being betrayed. My only issue with the book is there were many new characters introduced in the beginning and trying to recall who all of them were.

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