Readers time-travel as precisely and precariously as Diana and Matthew do. Shadow of Night isn't just about wonderfully detailed descriptions of England in 1591, it's about being there. “Deborah Harkness takes us places we’ve never been before. Harkness delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning.

“Fans of Harkness’s 2011 debut A Discovery of Witches will be delighted. A great spell, the one that can enchant a reader and make a 600-page book fly through her fingertips, is cast. “The joy that Harkness, herself a historian, takes in visiting the past is evident on every page. James, “Books of the Year 2012: Authors Choose Their Favourites,” The Guardian “A captivating and romantic ripping yarn.” 'A captivating and romantic ripping yarn,'** Shadow of Night confirms Deborah Harkness as a master storyteller, able to cast an 'addictive tale of magic, mayhem and two lovers.'** Together they find they must embark on a very different - and vastly more dangerous - journey. As the search for Ashmole 782-the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit-deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them. Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the School of Night. The #1 New York Times-bestselling sequel to A Discovery of Witches, book two of the All Souls Series. Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder.

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness