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Shadow of Night

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Shadow of Night

Written by: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
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The number one New York Times best-selling 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. Season Two premieres January 9, 2021!

Picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger 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. 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. Together they find they must embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey.

©2012 Deborah Harkness (P)2012 Penguin Audio
Fantasy Horror Scary Fiction Paranormal Witchcraft Magic Users Vampire Time Travel

What the critics say

"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." (E.L. James Chicago Tribune)

"The joy that Harkness, herself a historian, takes in visiting the past is evident on every page.... A great spell, the one that can enchant a reader and make a 600-page book fly through her fingertips, is cast.... Its enduring rewards are plenty." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Fans of Harkness’s 2011 debut A Discovery of Witches will be delighted.... Harkness delivers enough romance and excitement to keep the pages turning. Readers will devour it." (People)

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AMAZING

Breath taking at every moment. A definite spell binder. Riveting with the desire to want more !

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Excellent Sequel!

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book of the All Souls trilogy, and Shadow of Night has made me eager to listen to the final book! Once again, superb writing by Deborah Harkness, and Jennifer Ikeda’s narration is gripping as always.

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excellent story

the mix of real historical events and people with this story were excellent, highly recommend

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Loved it!

Loved this story, a great continuation to Discovery of Witches. Can't wait to see how the series plays out!
Definite read/listen!

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as good as book one

Every bit as good as the first book and the narrator is fantastic. Can't wait to start book 3!!

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Great twist to time travel!!!

It's absolutely phenomenal. The story line follows well, leaving nothing unfinished or hanging. The narration is beautifully done. I especially enjoyed the emperor's voice (it matched his character and imbued his part with a depth you don't always get to chuckle about)

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thoroughly enjoyable

this series is great and read aloud in a throughly enjoyable way. the person reading is really great at what they do especially with so many characters.
love the book
love the person reading it :)

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Amazing Narration & Story

Jennifer Ikeda is an incredible voice actor. Her ability to transition from each character with such a smooth fluidity is incredible. I would recommend listening to anything that she narrates because she is incredible. Her accents are phenomenal. When she lowers her voice into a more manly tone, it is 100% completely believable. I have a hard time picturing these characters without those voices now!!!

Outside of the stunning performance, I highly, HIGHLY recommend this trilogy. It’s supernatural, historical and romantic. It’s hard to put this trilogy into one genre, so I feel like those three genres together make the most sense in describing the book! Harkness writes with such earnestness and honesty that you find yourself believing even the most far fetched. I love Diana and Matthew. I love Phillipe & Ysabeau. Love the entire cast. LOVE Gallowglass. I would lay my life down for Gallowglass.

Phenomenal series.

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Addictive series

Book 2 kept me on my toes. It had me second guessing myself ... maybe demons, vampires, and witches are real.

Can't wait to get into book 3.

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good

personally I found some historical details could have been omitted but that would have been hard for our author as she is an historian. it's not bad that there was a lot of details of the past I just found it long and sometimes hard to see what it had to do with the story. otherwise a good second book well performed by our narrator she totally rocked it with character voices !!!

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