The #1 New York Times–bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Trilogy—“as enchanting, engrossing, and impossible to put down as its predecessor” (Miami Herald).
Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches” airing Sundays on AMC and BBC America, and streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder.
J. K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Anne Rice—only a few writers capture the imagination the way that Deborah Harkness has with herNew York Times–bestselling All Souls trilogy.A Discovery of Witchesintroduces reluctant witch Diana Bishop, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and the battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known asAshmole 782.
Picking up fromA Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending,Shadow of Nighttakes Diana and Matthew 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 forAshmole 782deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them, and they embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey.“A captivating and romantic ripping yarn.” —E. L. James, “Books of the Year 2012: Authors Choose Their Favourites,”The Guardian
“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 debutA Discovery of Witcheswill be delighted. . . . Harkness delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning. l½