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Ten More Books for Readers of A Discovery of Witches
Interested in learning more about magic and science?
I may have written a novel, but Im still a history professor! Here are some reading suggestions for those of you whose curiosity has been stirred up by the story of Diana Bishop, Matthew Clairmont, and the hunt for the missing alchemical manuscript Ashmole 782. All of the titles here are non-fiction, and inspired some aspect of A Discovery of Witches.
Elias Ashmole,
Janet Browne,
Owen Davies,
Carol Karlsen,
Robert Kehew, Ezra Pound, and W. D. Snodgrass,
Bruce Morans
Alexander Roob,
Lyndal Roper, A Discovery of Witches because it helped me understand how the belief in witches influenced the imagination. Many of the notions we have about witchcraft today have their roots in these terrifying fantasies.
James Sharpe,
Bryan Sykes,
--Deborah Harkness (Photo of Deborah Harkness Marion Ettlinger)
In Harkness's lively debut, witches, vampires, and demons outnumber humans at Oxford's Bodleian Library, where witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. The orphaned daughter of two powerful witches, Bishop prefers intellect, but relies on magic when her discovery of a palimpsest documenting the origin of supernatural species releases an assortment of undead who threaten, stalk, and harass her. Against all occult social propriety, Bishop turns for protection to tall, dark, bloodsucking man-about-town Clairmont. Their research raises questions of evolution and extinction among the living dead, and their romance awakens centuries-old enmities. Harkness imagines a crowded universe where normal and paranormal creatures observe a tenuous peace. "Magic is desire made real," Bishop says after both her desire and magical prowess exceed her expectations. Harkness brings this world to vibrant life and makes the most of the growing popularity of gothic adventure with an ending that keeps the Old Lodge door wide open. (Feb.)
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"A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight."--People In a sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches became the "it" book of early 2011, bringing Deborah Harkness into the spotlight and galvanizing fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obses
### Amazon.com Review **Ten More Books for Readers of *A Discovery of Witches*** *Interested in learning more about magic and science?* I may have written a novel, but Im still a history professor! Here are some reading suggestions for those of you whose curiosity has been stirred up by the story
"A wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight."--People In a sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches became the "it" book of early 2011, bringing Deborah Harkness into the spotlight and galvanizing fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obses
**A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.** Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. D