A Discovery of Witches -- Deborah Harkness

<b>Book one of the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling All Souls Series--a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of <i>Harry Potter</i> and <i>Twilight</i>" (<i>People</i>).</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>Now " a] hot show that's like <i>Twilight</i> meets <i>Outlander</i>" (<i>Thrillist</i>) airing on AMC and BBC America, as well as streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder.</b> <p/> Deborah Harkness's sparkling debut, <i>A Discovery of Witches</i>, 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, <i>Ashmole 782</i>, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. <p/> 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, <i>Shadow of Night</i>, book three, <i>The Book of Life</i>, and the fourth in the series, <i>Time's Convert</i>.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Deborah Harkness<br><b>Publisher:</b> Viking<br><b>Published:</b> 02/08/2011<br><b>Pages:</b> 592<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.85lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.95d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780670022410<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accele