A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy 1) A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the ether Deep in the stacks of Oxford&39;s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research Descended frouished 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 ic, romance and suspense Diana is a bold heroine who radually warms up to hie-old taboos This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as conteht series-with an extra serving of historical realism