The Black Bird Oracle
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Ikeda
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Written by:
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Deborah Harkness
About this listen
Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series.
“The Black Bird Oracle deftly explores the nexus of memory, history, and parenthood—the magic, pain, and promises mothers pass onto their children.”—Jodi Picoult
Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, an Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clermont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two otherworldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line.
Now, Diana and Matthew receive a formal demand from the Congregation: They must test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Pip and Rebecca. Concerned with their safety and desperate to avoid the same fate that led her parents to spellbind her, Diana decides to forge a different path for her family’s future and answers a message from a great-aunt she never knew existed, Gwyneth Proctor, whose invitation simply reads: It’s time you came home, Diana.
On the hallowed ground of Ravenswood, the Proctor family home, and under the tutelage of Gwyneth, a talented witch grounded in higher magic, a new era begins for Diana: a confrontation with her family’s dark past and a reckoning for her own desire for even greater power—if she can let go, finally, of her fear of wielding it.
In this stunning new novel, grand in scope, Deborah Harkness deepens the beloved world of All Souls with powerful new magic and long-hidden secrets, and the path Diana finds at Ravenswood leads to the most consequential moments yet in this cherished series.
* This audiobook edition comes with a downloadable PDF including a family tree.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2024 Deborah Harkness (P)2024 Random House Audio
What the critics say
“The Black Bird Oracle ushers in a thrilling new era for Diana, an Oxford scholar and powerful witch, as she navigates marriage to the vampire Matthew and motherhood, while reckoning with dark secrets from her family’s storied past. There’s no better time to get swept up in the romance, adventure, and magic of the All Souls world, beginning with A Discovery of Witches.”—Bustle
“Excitement is high as the release date for The Black Bird Oracle approaches. . . . It’s a chapter of Diana’s story that longtime fans won’t want to miss.”—Screenrant, 15 Most Anticipated Fantasy Books Coming Out the Rest of 2024
“The Black Bird Oracle was well worth the wait: Not only does it reunite us with the powerful love story of Diana and Matthew, it deftly explores the nexus of memory, history, and parenthood—the magic, pain, and promises mothers pass onto their children. Harkness’s lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch; her characters are so real they feel like family.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult
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- Claudette
- 2024-07-25
Fabulous character development
I cannot wait for the next book! Following all of the characters that are so wonderfully developed has been a journey that I have enjoyed immensely. I hope we get more books to see how the family as a whole continues in this saga.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2024-11-25
dissapointing
on its own this would be an entertaining start to another trilogy, but as a 5th book it leaves a ton of uncomfortable loose ends and introduces glaring plot holes to the original story line.
(Diana's location of conception just changes? this was made a big deal of in a previous book. not an insignificant detail)
also somehow it managed to actually flatten some of the previously established character development.
over all, i felt really let down by this volume
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- Erica Breau
- 2024-10-26
A continuation of awesome
I was so stoked to stumble across another book in this series. This book does not disappoint.
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- VS
- 2024-11-01
Loved it
The author once again found a way to captivate. Love all of the books on this series! It feels like there's going to be more.
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- rburrows
- 2024-07-18
Outstanding return to the AllSouls world
Absolutely outstanding! Magical return to the AllSouls world! It doesn’t disappoint and leaves you wanting more! A mix of old faces and new! Jennifer’s narration is incredible as always!
Please can the next book come out already!
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- AmS
- 2024-07-30
A wonderful continuation
I lived being back in Diana and Mathews world, and getting to explore the other side of the family was awesome. I can't wait for the next one (please tell me there's a next one?!).
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- Teresa VanDeelen
- 2024-07-18
Another Triumph!
Once again Deborah Harkness has taken us into the world of Witches Vampires and Demons. We learn more about Diana and her family from a different angle and a different side of magic.Love Jennifer Ikeda's magnificent narration which once again brings all the characters to life. Loved the book!! The only bad thing is having to now wait for the next book!!. 5 plus stars!
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- Lynn
- 2024-07-26
Engrossing at times
I enjoyed this book although sometimes the witch dialogue went over my head. Perhaps practicing witches would better relate to the language. not my favourite in the series but I will continue to follow the story.
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- AJ Nichols
- 2024-09-27
magic
was not long enough for me. the new characters are fun! I'm very glad Jennifer returned to narrate
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- VoxelAndraia
- 2024-10-10
Can’t wait for more
I was surprised when it ended, and itching for more. Another excellent arc from Deb Harkness and stellar performance from Jennifer Ikeda
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