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  • Shadow of Night

  • The All Souls Trilogy, Book 2
  • By: Deborah Harkness
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
  • Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (867 ratings)

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Shadow of Night

By: Deborah Harkness
Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
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Publisher's Summary

Now a major Sky TV series. A Discovery of Witches season two coming soon.

Listen to the novel season two is based on.

Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the captivating second volume of the number one internationally best-selling All Souls trilogy, following A Discovery of Witches. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling.

In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidden love has broken the laws dividing creatures. To discover the manuscript which holds their hope for the future, they must now travel back to the past.

When Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont. Now the coexistence of witches, daemons, vampires and humans is dangerously threatened.

Seeking safety, Diana and Matthew travel back in time to London, 1590. But they soon realise that the past may not provide a haven. Reclaiming his former identity as poet and spy for Queen Elizabeth, the vampire falls back in with a group of radicals known as the School of Night. Many are unruly daemons, the creative minds of the age, including playwright Christopher Marlowe and mathematician Thomas Harriot.

Together Matthew and Diana scour Tudor London for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and search for the witch who will teach Diana how to control her remarkable powers....

©2012 Deborah Harkness (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"Intelligent and off-the-wall, it will be irresistable to Twilight fans." (The Sunday Times)

"I could lose myself in here and never want to come out." (Manda Scott)

"A romp through magical academia." (Guardian)

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it'll do

exactly as expected, a decent sequel to a decent first book. they're not outstanding and bafflingly amazing and original, but they're food for the soul. the narration wasn't perfect, had a couple of issues with voices and sounds, but it's alright.

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Loved the history intertwined

Little bit of history and little bit of fantasy. Definately felt like it was building to the third book.

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Excellent

Another brilliant book well written and read. Really enjoying to listen. Can't wait for the next one.

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A nice ride through medieval history

This book weaves a captivating story as Diana and Matthew flee back in time to uncover some mysteries and so that Diana can "find herself" and discover her powers. We are introduced to interesting and sinister new characters and their links to the present. No mystery is truly solved but complicated instead; setting up the stage for the final scene that is the final book in the trilogy. Well written and very well performed.

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Intrigue

Really liked this book. Good story line and look forward to listening to book 3.

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Stunning

Beautifully written and read. What a wonderful tale to get lost in. Will buy the next book immediately. Thank you Deborah Harkness for a intelligent, believable world. Keep up the wonderful writing x

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Loved it!

Loved the first book and quickly bought the other two so that I can go from one to the other without wasting time trying to find it! Can't wait for the next book. Love the history and movement

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A wondrous Journey

Loved it.
Historical. Comical. Somber and Educational. A truly
superb story.
I would recommend it to all.

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Discovery of Witches Series

Love this series from Deborah Harkness. I have the books, but it is nice to have them read to you for a change. I wear a Bluetooth ear piece, so I can listen while I do my housework and exercise. Just hate turning it off.

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Story was great recording could be better

The story is enjoyable and is a great addition to the series. The narrator for the most part does a good job and differentiating between the characters is pretty easy. However, the recording itself needs improvement. It is very obvious when different recording sessions have been spliced together because the audio quality from one session is very different from another. Some sessions obviously had recording issues as the quality is definitely lacking. Overall I enjoyed it and if not for the recording issues it would have been 5 stars across the board

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