Shadow of Night - A Novel
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| Verlag | Penguin US |
| Auflage | 2012 |
| Seiten | 720 |
| Format | 10,7 x 17 x 4,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | All Souls Series 2 |
| ISBN-10 | 0143123890 |
| EAN | 9780143123897 |
| Bestell-Nr | 14312389EA |
The No 1 New York Times bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches The thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night plunges Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew\'s old friends - the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh.
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Series. Look for the hit TV series A Discovery of Witches, streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. Season 2 premieres January 9, 2021!
Picking 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. 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. Together they find they must embark on a very different - and vastly more dangerous - journey.
"A captivating and romantic ripping yarn," Shadow of Night confirms Deborah Harkness as amaster storyteller, able to cast an "addictive tale of magic, mayhem and two lovers."
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A great spell, the one that can enchant a reader and make a 600-page book fly through her fingertips, is cast. Entertainment Weekly Fans of Harkness s 2011 debut A Discovery of Witches will be delighted. . . . She delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning. Readers will devour it. People Deborah Harkness takes us places we ve never been before. . . . Shadow ends as Discovery did with promises of more to come. Lucky for us. USA Today Rich, period fun, particularly delightful in its witty characterizations of historical immortals . . . Shadow ramps up the supernatural suspense. New York Daily News Harkness exudes her own style of magic in making the world of late 16th century England come alive. . . . If you ve already read and enjoyed A Discovery of Witches, picking up Shadow of Night is an absolute requirement. Otherwise, pick up both, and consider your summer reading list complete. Miami Herald