Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Giveaway - Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

Today is the release date for the paperback version of Shadow of Night - the sequel to Deborah Harkness's New York Times bestseller A Discovery of Witches! (Warner Brothers has a film in the works as well)

And thanks to the great folks at Penguin Books, I have a copy to giveaway! From the publisher:

"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’ cliff-hanger 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.
J. K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Anne Rice—only a few writers capture the imagination the way that Deborah Harkness has done with books one and two of her New York Times–bestselling All Souls trilogy. A Discovery of Witches introduced reluctant witch Diana Bishop, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and the battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782." Read an excerpt of Shadow of Night.

Deborah Harkness is a scholar and writer specializing in the history of science and medicine. She has received numerous awards, including Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. She is currently a professor of history at the University of Southern California.
Check out this QandA with Harkness. You can find Deborah on Facebook and on Twitter.

Fans can join Deborah Harkness and her editor Carole DeSanti, for a virtual book event on Book Talk Nation on June 4th at 2pm EST. Join in here.

To be entered, simply leave a comment. Open to US only, ends Jun 23/13. Bonus: These alchemical buttons are included!

17 comments:

Unknown said...

This is a great series and I'm hoping for a happily ever for Matthew and Diana :)

Mary Jo Burke said...

Loved Discovery of Witches!

petite said...

Love to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

traveler said...

This book sounds intriguing and would be wonderful. Thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

rhonda said...

Thanks so much fir giveaway lomazowr@gmail.com

Carl Scott said...

Thanks so much for this post and for the giveaway. We are all so ready for Shadow of Night and I'd love to win a copy. carlscott(at)prodigy(dot)net(dot)mx

lag123 said...

I loved Discovery of Witches!

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Julie said...

Thanks for a great giveaway! I would love a chance to win this one :)

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Sue Farrell said...

Another good series that I will have to watch to catch all new books coming out.
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Martha Lawson said...

Loved the first one and can't wait to read this one! Thanks for the chance.

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bn100 said...

This sounds interesting

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Anita Yancey said...

I didn't get a chance to read the first book, but this one sounds really good. I would love to read it. Thanks for having the giveaway.

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Carol N Wong said...

I would love to read Shadow of the Night!

Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

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Maureen said...

A Discovery of Witches was a great story and I would love to read this story as well.
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Tabathia B said...

I enjoyed discovery of witches and hope that this book continues in the same way without becoming too bogged down with historical facts

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nfmgirl said...

Awesome! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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Yvonne said...

I loved A Discovery of Witches and would love to read this.
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