Monday, March 7, 2011

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, 579 pages


Diana Bishop is from a long line of witches, but she is determined to live without witchly powers, instead throwing herself into her scholarly career. But when she is in Oxford, England, researching ancient texts, she comes across a bespelled text that drops Diana into the middle of a supernatural war. She finds herself being stalked by vampires, daemons, and fellow witches. Diana quickly finds herself attracted to centuries old vampire Matthew who is searching for the book that only Diana can access. Will they be able to overcome centuries of hatred between the witches and vampires? Will Diana learn to accept the powers that dwell within her? Will she and Matthew survive this battle?
This is probably one of the best new books I have read in a long time. It combines vampires, witches, history, and science in what promises to be an enthralling trilogy. How many books combine DNA, Charles Darwin, Knights Templar, witches, and vampires? The only drawback to this book is the fact that it will be a year before the next one comes out.

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