A Discovery of Witches
Published in 2011, A Discovery of Witches is a romantasy and paranormal romance novel by Deborah Harkness. Readers will find themes of vampires, witches, alchemy--Manuscripts and alchemy.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 50 ratings, and 484 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2011.
It runs to roughly 664 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.
About A Discovery of Witches
**An epic, richly inventive, historically sweeping, magical romance.** When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew and, in a shadowy world of half-truths and old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript and their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2011
Quick answers
Who wrote A Discovery of Witches?
A Discovery of Witches was written by Deborah Harkness and first published in 2011.
What genre is A Discovery of Witches?
It is usually shelved as Romantasy, Paranormal Romance, Vampire Fiction and Witch Fiction.
How long is A Discovery of Witches?
The median edition has 664 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A Discovery of Witches?
Readers who like it often enjoy Valley of Silence, Dance of the Gods and Dead to the World.
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