The All Souls Complete Books 1-3: A Discovery of Witches is only the beginning of the story
Oct 2016 · Hachette UK
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*NOW A MAJOR SKY TV SERIES*
Available together for the first time in the UK, discover the first three novels in the number one Sunday Times bestselling ALL SOULS series. Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Stephenie Meyer and Victoria Aveyard.
'This is a glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful, intricate . . . Utterly enchanting on every level'
Manda Scott on A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
'Deborah Harkness writes as if she's the hugely more talented love child of Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling' thebookbag.co.uk on SHADOW OF NIGHT
'Rich in arcane detail, fans will relish this exotic cauldron of romantic fantasy'
Sunday Mirror on THE BOOK OF LIFE
A world of witches, daemons and vampires.
A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future.
Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it.
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. SHADOW OF NIGHT. THE BOOK OF LIFE.
*Previously published as THE ALL SOULS COMPLETE TRILOGY.*
Praise for Deborah Harkness:
'Deborah Harkness proves to be a novelist of considerable talent. My favourite series of recent years'
bookabookshop.co.uk
'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans'
The Sunday Times
'I fell in love with it from the very first page'
Danielle Trussoni
'A spellbinding saga . . . unputdownable'
Woman & Home
'Harkness has a gift for storytelling'
pamreader.blogspot.co.uk
A Conversation with Deborah Harkness
How did you become interested in the intersection of alchemy, magic, and science? Historically, what do you see as the relationship between science and religion or mysticism?
In college, I had a wonderful professor who taught a class on these subjects. To kick off the class, he asked us, 'How do you know what you think you know?' I've spent the last quarter century trying to answer that question. Because the world is a mysterious place and our relationship to it is not always clear, people have often turned to science, faith, and magic for answers. They help people find responses to the questions of, who am I and why am I here?
Diana is an appealing heroine, determined, accomplished, and yet aware of her own weaknesses. In what ways, if any, does Diana reflect your own experience or personality?
There are some similarities - Diana is also a historian of science, also interested in the history of alchemy, and shares some of my passions (including television cooking programs, tea, and rowing). Really, all the characters have some element of me in them. I think that's how authors create imaginary people who nevertheless feel real. The rest of Diana's character comes from a combination of qualities I admire in others, wish fulfilment, and my completion of the following statement: 'Wouldn't it be great if a heroine in a book was . . .
To find out more about Deborah Harkness and read the full conversation, order your copy now.
Available together for the first time in the UK, discover the first three novels in the number one Sunday Times bestselling ALL SOULS series. Perfect for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Stephenie Meyer and Victoria Aveyard.
'This is a glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful, intricate . . . Utterly enchanting on every level'
Manda Scott on A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
'Deborah Harkness writes as if she's the hugely more talented love child of Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling' thebookbag.co.uk on SHADOW OF NIGHT
'Rich in arcane detail, fans will relish this exotic cauldron of romantic fantasy'
Sunday Mirror on THE BOOK OF LIFE
A world of witches, daemons and vampires.
A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future.
Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it.
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. SHADOW OF NIGHT. THE BOOK OF LIFE.
*Previously published as THE ALL SOULS COMPLETE TRILOGY.*
Praise for Deborah Harkness:
'Deborah Harkness proves to be a novelist of considerable talent. My favourite series of recent years'
bookabookshop.co.uk
'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans'
The Sunday Times
'I fell in love with it from the very first page'
Danielle Trussoni
'A spellbinding saga . . . unputdownable'
Woman & Home
'Harkness has a gift for storytelling'
pamreader.blogspot.co.uk
A Conversation with Deborah Harkness
How did you become interested in the intersection of alchemy, magic, and science? Historically, what do you see as the relationship between science and religion or mysticism?
In college, I had a wonderful professor who taught a class on these subjects. To kick off the class, he asked us, 'How do you know what you think you know?' I've spent the last quarter century trying to answer that question. Because the world is a mysterious place and our relationship to it is not always clear, people have often turned to science, faith, and magic for answers. They help people find responses to the questions of, who am I and why am I here?
Diana is an appealing heroine, determined, accomplished, and yet aware of her own weaknesses. In what ways, if any, does Diana reflect your own experience or personality?
There are some similarities - Diana is also a historian of science, also interested in the history of alchemy, and shares some of my passions (including television cooking programs, tea, and rowing). Really, all the characters have some element of me in them. I think that's how authors create imaginary people who nevertheless feel real. The rest of Diana's character comes from a combination of qualities I admire in others, wish fulfilment, and my completion of the following statement: 'Wouldn't it be great if a heroine in a book was . . .
To find out more about Deborah Harkness and read the full conversation, order your copy now.
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9 October 2018
I saw the trailer for the new series, and once I realised it was based on a book I immediately sought to read it. All the reviews I saw online raved about how amazing the book was and so I decided to purchase it and I was really excited to read it. Personally, I just couldn't get into the book. The 2 main charachters' love story, the plot, the writing - all of it was dissappointing. It read like a wattpad story. Such a shame, because I was so excited to discover what I assumed would become a new favourite.
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16 October 2021
would give it a 3.5/4 star review. It was okay, I definitely got more into the story and the characters as the books progressed. Just perhaps too 'twilight' for me, Matthew and Diana's whole over the top undying love for each other was a bit annoying
Zeshaan Hussain
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19 May 2023
Got these books after season 1 of the show. couldn't get into them at all. very dragged out writing, boring characters and just not enough going on to make it engaging either romantically or from the fantasy aspect.
About the author
Deborah Harkness is the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life, Time's Convert and The World of All Souls. A history professor at the University of Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. She lives in Los Angeles. Follow Deborah Harkness on Twitter @DebHarkness and Instagram @debharkness, and visit www.deborahharkness.com and www.facebook.com/AuthorDeborahHarkness
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