Kurz nachdem Diana Bishop und Matthew Clairmont zurück ins London
des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts gereist sind, müssen sie feststellen,
dass die Vergangenheit kein sicherer Hafen ist. Matthews frühere
Identität als Dichter und Spion läßt ihn wieder in den
Gleichschritt mit einer Gruppe von Radikalen fallen, die
gefährliche Ideen über Gott, die Wissenschaft und die Menschen
austauschen. Und man erwartet von ihm, dass er seine Tätigkeit als
Spion Königin Elizabeths fortsetzt. Und dann gilt es noch ihre
wahre Mission zu erfüllen: Die Hexe zu finden, die Diana lehrt,
ihre Kräfte zu kontrollieren.
It began with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.
Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches,
and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws
dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical
manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which
she became bound to Matthew. Now the fragile 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...
Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew once more in this
stunning, richly imagined, epic tale.
'Deborah Harkness has done us proud with her magnificent, enthralling, engrossing sequel to 'Discovery of Witches'. Her weaving of time and ancient lore, of modern science and alchemy, or vampires, daemons and all-too-mortal humans is magical, wonderful and utterly addictive. You won't be able to put it down, so set aside a weekend and be prepared for some very late nights...' -- Manda Scott Praise for A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES: 'Intelligent and off-the-wall...irresistible to Twilight fans' The Sunday Times; 'An inventive addition to the supernatural craze...has exciting amounts of spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting, page-turning panache' Marie Claire; 'Write what you know, debut novelists are told and Professor Deborah Harkness has accordingly set hers in the world of academia... A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire...all the ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' Daily Mail; 'A romp through magical academia' Guardian -- Various
Deborah Harkness ist Professorin für europäische Geschichte an der University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Für ihre wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten erhielt sie bereits mehrfach Stipendien und Auszeichnungen. Sie schreibt außerdem ein preisgekröntes Wein-Blog.
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