A discovery of witches, paperback/deborah harkness

Book one of the New York Times -bestselling All Souls trilogy--a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight ( People ) Deborah Harknesss sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches , has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world.

In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782 , deep in Oxfords Bodleian Library.

Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholars depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense.

The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night , and concludes with The Book of Life .