Lunch with Deborah Harkness on 11 July at Noon

Start: 07/11/2012 12:00 pm

Who: Novelist Deborah Harkness

What: Discussing and signing her new novel, Shadow of Night, over lunch.

When: Wednesday, 11 July 2011 at Noon.

How much: Tickets are only $10. Your ticket includes a light lunch and 10% off your first purchased copy of Shadow of Night

Where: Rakestraw Books.

Why you should care: "Together we lifted our feet and stepped into the unknown" -- the thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller A Discovery of Witches -- a Rakestraw Book of the Year for 2011. Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book One of the magical "All Souls Trilogy" and an international publishing phenomenon. The novel introduced Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and reluctant witch, and the handsome geneticist and vampire Matthew Clairmont; together they found themselves at the center of a supernatural battle over an enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782.

Now, picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night plunges Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens. Deborah Harkness has crafted a gripping journey through a world of alchemy, time travel, and magical discoveries, delivering one of the most hotly anticipated novels of the season.

We're so happy to welcome bestselling novelist Deborary Harkness back to Rakestraw Books as we celebrate the publication of Shadow of Night. It's going to be a marvelous lunch, please join us!

Book List

Shadow of Night (Hardcover)

By Deborah Harkness

$28.95

ISBN-13: 9780670023486
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Viking Adult, 7/2012

Other Editions of this Title

School Library Journal has this to say about Shadow of Night:

In the wake of Harkness's best-selling debut, "A Discovery of Witches", fans have been impatiently waiting to discover where Matthew, the vampire geneticist, and Diana, the witch historian, landed when they "stepped into the unknown" at that novel's cliff-hanging close. Now in Elizabethan England, they are hunting an enchanted alchemical manuscript. At the same time, Diana must continue her magic education and Matthew reunites with friends, including Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh. New readers should start with the first book, as the sequel seamlessly continues the adventures of the scholarly pair and because of the author's detailed world building and complex story line. The characterizations of 16th-century Oxfordshire with a paranormal twist (Marlowe is a gay daemon, for example) add a historical richness to the epic, while the plot sets readers up for the culminating struggle anticipated in the trilogy's final book. VERDICT Destined to be as popular as its predecessor, this is a must-buy.