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by Deborah Harkness · 2011

Book 1 of All Souls

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  • Bodleian Library

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  • Novel

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  • Adult

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Its subjects in Open Library: Alchemy, Vampires, Witches, Manuscripts. It is book 1 of the All Souls Trilogy series, set in Bodleian Library, and listed for an audience of adults.

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First published
First published on February 8, 2011. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Another edition on record
The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 579-page paperback from Penguin Books, ISBN 9780525506300. Source: Library of Congress, its record of another edition, checked November 6, 2026. 9780525506300 ... paperback movie tie-in ... 579 pages ... Penguin Books
Series
It is book 1 of the All Souls series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. All Souls ... A Discovery of Witches
Next in the series
Book 2 is Shadow of Night. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. A Discovery of Witches ... Shadow of Night

About Deborah Harkness

Early work
Her career as a novelist began in September 2008, with the idea that became A Discovery of Witches. Source: deborahharkness.com, checked November 6, 2026. My career in fiction began in September 2008
Other work
Before fiction she spent more than 25 years studying and researching history. Source: deborahharkness.com, checked November 6, 2026. more than a quarter of a century as a student and scholar of history
Other work
She has taught the history of science and medicine. Source: deborahharkness.com, checked November 6, 2026. the history of science and medicine

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