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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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Amazing

Love it!! The narrator does a wonderful job of pulling you in to the story.

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love it

I cant wait to read the nxt In the series these two books are amazing

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is good

I really liked it. I love Diana and Matthews love. But it kinda bugged me how Matthew behaved sometimes in the 16th century. And I think it took too long for the book to get started, something exiting doesn't really happen until almost in the end.

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Well done

A very well put together story. Can't wait to complete the next in this series.

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I love it!

This series by Deborah Harkness has been a great listen. Such a winding story, always changing. You never really see what is coming.

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Fascinating if slow moving

Since the book is a few years old already I don't see much of a point in adding to the extensive existing detailed reviews of the book itself.

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It is overall adequate with a good distinction of different voices for different characters. Sadly the narrator is missing when it comes to foreign languages. The Latin is hard to understand with questionable choices as to which syllables should be emphasized. It is somewhat excusable since the correct pronunciation of "dead" languages can be argued. This also goes for the older forms of French, Spanish and Greek as occur in the book.
The German however was atrocious. Furthermore any narrator needs to decide to be consistent when choosing to pronounce historical figure's names. It shouldn't be English conventions for some and original language for others as in the case of HIeronymus Bosch.

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love this story

I only listen to audio hooks when I walk. this book was so good I didnt want my daily walks to be over. so much feeling. even though it deals with the supernatural the struggle is completely relatable

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Great Read!!

just finished the second book and really enjoyed it! can't wait to start book 3!!

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wonderful fantasy trilogy. highly recommend!!

loved the story from start to finish! narrator was perfect for this book as well. highly recommend if you're looking for a good fantasy romance with an engaging storyline.

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Great Book.

Amazing job handling multiple languages and characters by both Author and Reader. Wonderful is Ann understatement.

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