11/18/2023 0 Comments A discovery of witches authorIt makes it all so much more legitimate and immersive. The first book in Harkness’s beloved All Souls. Between the alchemy, European history, and even the freaking WINE, there is so much knowledge in this book. Deborah Harkness is a 1 New York Times bestselling author who draws on her expertise as an historian of science, medicine, and the history of the book to create rich narratives steeped in magical realism, historical curiosity, and deeply human questions about what it is that makes us who we are. But there aren’t just vampires! There are also witches, whose powers (and homes!) are super fun, and daemons. Again, Harkness created their powers in a realistic way so that they’re actually believable in the world she has created.ģ. A Discovery of Witches is a 2011 historical-fantasy novel and the debut novel by American scholar Deborah Harkness. She also has made their dietary habits entirely plausible and interesting (which you can imagine is hard to do given that our traditional vampire simply drinks blood).Ģ. What would be the coolest part about knowing someone who never dies? The history! Harkness really took advantage of this and created fascinating vampire characters who have experienced so many amazing things. HANDS DOWN the vampires of this trilogy are the BEST I HAVE EVER READ. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she's the only creature who can break its spell.ġ. He is fond of wearing brown tweed and has brown eyes. He is one of the three Witches on the Congregation. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery, so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks, but her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Peter Knox is an expert on occult studies, who is often consulted by law enforcement. She has received numerous awards, including Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships, and is currently a professor of history at the University of Southern California. Published by Viking Penguin on January 1st 1970īuy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy from The Book DepositoryĪ richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.ĭeep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Deborah Harkness is the author of the bestselling A Discovery of Witches and is also a historian specializing in the history of science, magic, and alchemy. There’s also a rabid fan base that meets annually! I recently realized that I haven’t reviewed it (aka forced it upon you) on this blog, so I decided to do a re-read and carefully craft SUPER COMPELLING reasons that you should pick up this novel if you haven’t yet.Ī Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness I mean, the trilogy itself has been out for years now, and a TV show is currently in the middle of production. Deborah Harkness’ A Discovery of Witches is nothing new and undiscovered in the bookish world.
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