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by Deborah Harkness · 2012

Book 2 of All Souls

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Fantasy fiction

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Fool's Assassin
Robin Hobb · 2014 · Adult

about 720 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Shadow of Night: "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Fool's Assassin: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow of Night; Open Library and Wikidata for Fool's Assassin.
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Flight of the Nighthawks
Raymond E. Feist · Adult

about 400 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Shadow of Night: "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Flight of the Nighthawks: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow of Night; Open Library and Wikidata for Flight of the Nighthawks.
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Fairy Tale
Stephen King · 2022 · Adult

about 760 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Shadow of Night: "Fiction, fantasy, paranormal" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Fairy Tale: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow of Night; Open Library and Wikidata for Fairy Tale.
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Shadow of Night: the facts, checked

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First published: First published on July 10, 2012. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 583-page paperback from Penguin Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780143136729 ... paperback movie tie-in ... 583 pages ... Penguin Books
Series: It is book 2 of the All Souls series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026. All Souls ... 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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