Shadow of Night
Published in 2012, Shadow of Night is a historical fantasy and vampire fiction novel by Deborah Harkness. Key subjects include vampires and witches.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, and 138 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2012.
At about 592 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.
About Shadow of Night
Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew 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 deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them, and they embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2012
Quick answers
Who wrote Shadow of Night?
Shadow of Night was written by Deborah Harkness and first published in 2012.
What genre is Shadow of Night?
It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Vampire Fiction, Witch Fiction and Occult Fiction.
How long is Shadow of Night?
The median edition has 592 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Shadow of Night?
Readers who like it often enjoy Soulless, Merrick and Valley of Silence.
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