Deborah Harkness is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls series, which includes A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life, Time's Convert, and The Black Bird Oracle. A history professor at the University of Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. She lives in Los Angeles.
“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
“Harkness conjures up a scintillating paranormal story. . . .
Discover why everyone’s talking about this magical book.”
—USA Today
“Delightfully well-crafted and enchantingly imaginative . . . It
has some of the same ineluctable atmosphere that made Anne Rice’s
vampire books such a popular success.”
—Miami Herald
“A debut novel with a big supernatural canvas . . . Its ambitions
are world-sized, ranging across history and zeroing in on DNA,
human and otherwordly. Age-old tensions between science and magic
and between evolution and alchemy erupt as Diana seeks to unlock
the secrets of Ashmole 782.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Harkness, an eloquent writer, conjures this world of witches with
Ivy League degrees and supernatural creatures completely—and
believably—while maintaining a sense of wonder. . . . A Discovery
of Witches is that rare historical novel that manages to be as
intelligent as it is romantic. And it is supernatural fiction that
those of us who usually prefer to stay grounded in reality can get
caught up in. Pardon the pun, but Witches is truly
spellbinding.”
—San Antonio News-Express
“Readers who thrilled to Elizabeth Kostova’s 2005 blockbuster, The
Historian, will note the parallels, but A Discovery of Witches is a
modern Romeo and Juliet story, with older, wiser lovers. Blood will
flow when a witch and a vampire fall for each other. Author Deborah
Harkness, a UCLA history professor, brings vast knowledge and
research to the page.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Harkness works her own form of literary alchemy by deftly blending
fantasy, romance, history, and horror into one completely
bewitching book.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A Discovery of Witches becomes increasingly charming as it goes
along. . . . A shrewdly written romp and a satisfying snow-day read
for those of us who heartily enjoyed the likes of Anne Rice and
Marion Zimmer Bradley. By the book’s rousing end . . . I was
impatient for the sequel.”
—NPR
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