A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Series)

Publisher's Summary Audiobook one of the New York Times best-selling All Souls Trilogy - "a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” ( People ).     Now “[a] hot show that’s like Twilight meets Outlander ” ( Thrillist ) streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder and coming to television this April on AMC and BBC America.  Deborah Harkness’ sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches , 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, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.  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 audiobook two, Shadow of Night , and concludes with The Book of Life . ©2011 Deborah Harkness (P)2011 Penguin