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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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An excellent sequel

This book was nearly as enjoyable as the first, though in a very different way. The two stories are only connected through common characters; the telling of the two is completely different. The feeling of the two is also completely changed. But this is still somehow an excellent sequel.

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Great fantasy love story

Great continuation of Book 1. While I’m impressed by the interpretation of the Golem story, I could have lived without the Jews of 1500s Prague sounding like Brooklyn Jews. And Sophie’s accent has switched from Southern to Australian. Otherwise, thoroughly enjoyable.

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Great second book

Story is intriguing and audio voice does a lovely job with all the characters. Great second book of the series

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Exactly what I’m looking for…

A Discovery of Witches, the series, is a wonderful read. I loved the tv series and enjoy the books even more. They’re the perfect books to read when you’re looking for a series that is reminiscent of autumn and times past infused with the supernatural. It’s very much a supernatural dark academia feeling series and I love it.

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Lovely book, way too long

I love this trilogy but this book was so long and had way too many characters that really weren’t necessary. It was a struggle to stay with it.
I’m hoping the third book doesn’t let me down.
Performance was fantastic and storyline is great but it could have been like 10 hours shorter. Literally.

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I LOVE THOS BOOK

I have it in hard copy as well. She reads it perfectly. I really enjoyed the narration

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Favorite of the Trilogy

This book was my absolute FAVORITE of the trilogy, the history is phenomenal for story and world immersion. I’ve now hunted down the TV series to revisit the world and it reminds me of how much I loved these books so I came back to leave a review and show my appreciation. (If you haven’t, I 100% recommend reading Time’s Convert after the trilogy, loved Marcus and Pheobe’s story as well).

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Under a spell

This series is so captivating! Love the characters and storyline. Love the narrator and her use of different voices for each of the characters. Jumping into book 3 immediately!

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Hooked

Didn't think I'd like this series part way through the first one But then I could not put it down Then when it ended on a Cliff hanger Had to get 2nd one Now I'm hooked Well written and very believable With a little imagination It would explain a lot

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Unexpectedly enjoyed the book!

Usually I hate time travel shenanigans but I felt this book did it great! I hadn’t realized how attached I’d gotten to the characters until it was too late and I lost some of my new friends, learned unsavory truths about others, and found joy in the rich detail laden world giving the story life.

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