A Discovery of Witches

<b>Book one of the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling All Souls series, from the author of <i>The Black Bird Oracle.<br><br></i><b>Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on Netflix</b><br><br>“A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of <i>Harry Potter</i> and <i>Twilight</i>” (<i>People</i>).</b><br><br> 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.<br><br> 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>.