A Discovery Of Witches First Edition Deborah Harkness by Deborah Harkness 9780670022410, 0670022411 instant download after payment.

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. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches,
Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a
few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a
fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and
vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a
coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can
break its spell. Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a
mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance
and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire
geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their
alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This
smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it
is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra
serving of historical realism.