Deborah Harkness
Deborah Harkness is an American scholar and novelist best known for her All Souls trilogy, which includes 'A Discovery of Witches', 'Shadow of Night', and 'The Book of Life'. Her work blends elements of history, science, and magic to create engaging stories of time travel, witches, and vampires. Harkness is also a professor of history, with a focus on the science and medicine of the early modern period, particularly alchemical texts and the history of magic.
Books
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1. A Discovery Of Witches
This novel unfolds the tale of Diana Bishop, a young scholar and descendant of witches, who stumbles upon a bewitched manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Her discovery pulls her back into the world of magic, propelling her into the heart of a dangerous mystery. Alongside Matthew Clairmont, a mysterious vampire and geneticist, Diana is thrust into a forbidden alliance and an enchanted journey through time. As they seek to understand the manuscript's secrets, they must navigate the perilous waters of forbidden love and the age-old enmities among witches, vampires, and daemons, unraveling a history that threatens the fragile peace that has long existed between creatures and humans.
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