A Discovery of Witches Hardcover - 2011
by Harkness, Deborah
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
Debut novelist Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense--a richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.
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Details
- Title A Discovery of Witches
- Author Harkness, Deborah
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First US Edition/First Printing
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 592
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Penguin, New York
- Date 2011
- Bookseller's Inventory # LPB006023DH
- ISBN 9780670022410 / 0670022411
- Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.95 in (23.11 x 16.26 x 4.95 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Witches
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010030425
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Deep 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. 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. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism.
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Citations
- Booklist, 12/01/2010, Page 36
- BookPage, 02/01/2011, Page 0
- Entertainment Weekly, 01/21/2011, Page 57
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2010, Page 1231
- Library Journal, 12/01/2010, Page 102
- People Weekly, 02/21/2011, Page 51
- Publishers Weekly, 11/08/2010, Page 0
- Romantic Times, 02/01/2011, Page 59
- Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0
