A Discovery of Witches
- ISBN-10
- 1445856069
- ISBN-13
- 9781445856063
- Series
- A Discovery of Witches
- Category
- Alchemy
- Pages
- 879
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Deborah E. Harkness
Description
Witch and Yale historian Diana Bishop discovers an enchanted manuscript, attracting the attention of 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. The orphaned daughter of two powerful witches, Bishop prefers intellect, but relies on magic when her discovery of a palimpsest documenting the origin of supernatural species releases an assortment of undead who threaten, stalk, and harass her.
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