Deborah Harkness is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls series, which includes A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life, Time's Convert, and The Black Bird Oracle. A history professor at the University of Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. She lives in Los Angeles.
Praise for Deborah Harkness and the All Souls Trilogy
“Packed with gorgeous historical detail and a gutsy, brainy heroine
to match . . . Harkness writes with thrilling gusto about the
magical world.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of
Harry Potter or Twilight . . . An irresistible tale of wizardry,
science, and forbidden love.” —People
“Romantic, erudite, and suspenseful . . . Harkness attends to every
scholarly and emotional detail with whimsy, sensuality, and
humor.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“Enchanting, engrossing, and impossible to put down.” —Miami
Herald
“Completely bewitching . . . Harkness works her own form of
literary alchemy by deftly blending fantasy, romance, history, and
horror.” —Chicago Tribune
“A big supernatural canvas . . . ranging across history and zeroing
in on DNA, human and otherworldly. Age-old tensions between science
and magic and between evolution and alchemy erupt as Diana seeks to
unlock the secrets of Ashmole 782.” —Los Angeles Times
“The charm in Deborah Harkness’s wildly successful All Souls
trilogy lies not merely in the spells that its creature characters
cast, but in the adroit way she has insinuated her world of
daemons, witches, and vampires into ours. . . . Harkness casts her
own indelible spell of enchantment, heartbreak, and
resilience.” —The Boston Globe
“Deborah Harkness takes us places we’ve never been before. . . .
Lucky for us.” —USA Today
“A stirring, poignant saga.” —Us Weekly
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