The writing is so rich, the characters so compelling. It overflows with a colorful cast of characters, many of whom Harkness has plucked straight from the history books, and Harkness renders the late 1500s in exquisite detail.
New York Daily News", This novel is as much a love story about a bygone era as it is about Matthew and Diana. "Shadow" ramps up the supernatural suspense. Lucky for us - Today", "Rich, period fun, particularly delightful in its witty characterization of historical immortals. "Shadow" ends as "Discovery" did with promises of more to come. Readers time-travel as precisely and precariously as Diana and Matthew do. Readers will devour it." People", "Deborah Harkness takes us places we've never been before."Shadow of Night" isn't just about wonderfully detailed descriptions of England in 1591, it's about "being" there. Harkness delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning. Its enduring rewards are plenty." - Entertainment Weekly", "Fans of Harknesss' 2011 debut "A Discovery of Witches" will be delighted. A great spell, the one that can enchant a reader and make a 600-page book fly through her fingertips, is cast. Otherwise, pick up both, and consider your summer reading list complete.- Miami Herald", "The joy that Harkness, herself a historian, takes in visiting the past is evident on every page. If you've already read and enjoyed "A Discovery of Witches", picking up "Shadow of Night" is an absolute requirement.
Its single greatest flaw is, after almost 600 pages, it's over. Enchanting, engrossing and as impossible to put down as its predecessor, "Shadow of Night" is a perfect blend of fantasy, history and romance. "Harkness exudes her own style of magic in making the world of late 16th century England come alive. 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. Together they find they must embark on a very different - and vastly more dangerous - journey. 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. Season 2 premieres JanuPicking up from A Discovery of Witches ' cliffhanger 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. Look for the hit TV series "A Discovery of Witches," streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. The #1 New York Times -bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Series.
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