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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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Fantasy heaven

Now for book 2. I can’t wait. This nook is a real treasure. What if …

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Great Great

A fun read with many twists and turns. I enjoyed seeing the world from a non human point of view.

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A love story of a vampire and a witch

I like the storyline as well as the performer. The discovery of Dianna's powers is weaved though a tail of an ancient packt of deacons, 🧙‍♀️ and vampires.

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vampires & witches & demons

I loved the diversity, equity, and inclusion. So relavant today. Inter species relationships are relevant.

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Bow down to Jennifer Ikeda’s narration

This book is fabulous but Ikeda’s narration makes it sing. While listening one forgets there is only one person doing this multiple accent, gender, age character story.

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I loved this book!

For years I had been intrigued by The Discovery of Witches show and had never watched it. When it was released on Netflix I watched the entire series and knew immediately that I would have to “read” the books. This book did not disappoint. It was a wonderful love story and understanding the motivations and details made every character so much richer. Jennifer gave a great performance with each of the characters. I can’t wait to continue the series.

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the wonderful story

this is one of my favorite books I still enjoy it again and look forward to it again

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well written, well read

A well crafted story with a nice literary syle. The story is interesting and has unusual and well developed characters. This really is not my usual book interest, but it definitely grabs and holds the attention. I found the reader to be excellent for the book and would certainly choose both the writer and the reader again. I hope this high standard will be repeated in subsequent volumes

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Home run!

This one scratched all my literary itches. Vampires and witches PLUS loads of historical detail (love the history) AND time travel. AND the author writes beautifully. I can but implore the author to please write the sequel soon!!! Truly one of the best books I've read in quite a while. Highly highly recommended ... as long as you really like history. If you don't, maybe this isn't for you. It sure was perfect for ME!

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Do not miss this!

Get it while it is on sale! It is a fantastic book. Even if you pay full price, its a fantastic book. I have been listening to it for the last day and a half. First it is a great value, 24 hours of listening, but just so you know, this is one of the BEST books I have ever listened to. The plot is involved, the characters grow as the book continues, and the narrator was terrific. I cannot wait to start the next one!

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