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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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Absolutely worth the listen!

I can not express to you in enough words how wonderful this story is! The woman who is reading it really brings the story to life!

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Transport

This book will transport you to the place and time. You will find yourselves caught up in the words, unable to walk away.

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AMAZING

I have now listen to all three books multiple times. I cannot say enough about them. I have not had a chance to watch the show but I am very excited to do so. I also have to give props to the lady who does the reading of them.

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Absolutely love this series!!!

Absolutely love this series!! Janeane Frost and Deborah Harkness are amazing!!! Love them!!!! The stories are unbelievably realistic and ya love the characters and how it plays out. the most amazing books I've ever read!!!

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Great continuation!

A great continuation to the story! Flawless narration by Jennifer Ikeda! Can't wait for more!

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Love the series!

I absolutely love this series and love listening to it whenever i can! Cant wait to listen to the next book

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Love it

I loved the love between Matthew and Diana . I highly recommend this series too anyone

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Not bad

So, the reviews had me holding back on this book. But I’m glad I read it. This book in the series is the meat so to speak. This is where you learn a lot about the history of Matt, Diana’s background. About all these supernatural creatures. This is also when you learn exactly what kind of witch Diana is and she learns how to control her power. Mind you she takes FOREVER to figure it out and how to control it. The one thing I will say, the author makes these two characters out to be big and bad in the first book, but the second book well they seemed more lacking in the big and bad department. I want to contribute it to being in the past, but.....

So, I am really hoping the last book comes through. This has been a really good series so far, BUT I think it’s also fair to say, I am a history junkie. So, I loved this book. This one by far is my favorite, I don’t want to spoil it, do all I will say is that there were comments about it being boring. I can see that if your not big on history.

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Mystically magical

Loved this exciting take on vampires and witches! Highly recommend this series for the fantasy reader. Parents beware there are bedroom scenes that some may be sensitive to especially young adults.

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love it

I am so in love with this story. I listen daily and have yet to get bored. ready for book 3!

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