A fully illustrated guide to Deborah Harkness’s #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy—“an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy” (People). Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches,” streaming on AMC Plus, Sundance Now and Shudder. A Discovery of Witches introduced Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and reluctant witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. reluctant witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Shadow of Night and The Book of Lifecarried Deborah Harkness’s series to its spellbinding conclusion.
In The World of All Souls, Harkness shares the rich sources of inspiration behind her bewitching novels. She draws together synopses, character bios, maps, recipes, and even the science behind creatures, magic, and alchemy–all with her signature historian’s touch. Bursting with fascinating facts and dazzling artwork, this essential handbook is a must-have for longtime fans and eager newcomers alike.
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Totally worth it! It gives you the “backstage ” of the lives of our beloved characters from A Discovery of Witches ” world.
Great Series!
I love Harkness’ trilogy; this is a perfect companion.
Absolutely amazing book series. Cannot recommend enough.
Fantastic characters and worlds to get lost in.
Lovely fantastical story.
This volume of the story lacks the body of personality that the other books have. Lots of facts, but little emotion.
I throughly enjoyed this book. It had me picking up both books in the series and several of my friends have now read them as well. I really liked the Characters and they are well developed and actually interesting, even the bad guys are!
Just starting to read her book it is my first of her I am so loving it sorry I even sound like a newbe
I really enjoyed reading this book . I read all three of those, I wish she would write more about along this line
You feel like you know the characters
The series is epic. I loved the characters. I am counting the days to the next novel.
Imaginary worlds are just as deserving of guidebooks as the real world places we all love, and the All Souls universe now has a Baedecker’s worthy of it. The World of All Souls is an amazing guide to my favorite universe. Talk about a swoon worthy total package. It’s a work that definitely needs to be savored, and its clever set up allows you pop in to explore a compelling topic or meander through. It’s definitely a book I’ll revisit again and again.
The highlights for me include the character profiles (which include not a few shocking revelations), the outtakes from A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, the literature section, and the lovely discussion of the writing process (a must read for any aspiring author or curious reader).
The illustrations range from playful to intricate – ranging from stark and symbolic to high style and artistic. They are so LUSH – even in gray scale. The rendition of Mary Sidney’s lab stopped me in my tracks I was so overwhelmed by the detail and thought that leapt from the page. The literature section is especially sumptuous. Between the deftly chosen quotes and illustrations I’ll revel in it for hours.
Whether you’re new to this world thanks to the upcoming TV series or have obsessively chased zebras down rabbit holes for years looking for eggs, this compendium will have something to amaze, delight, and surprise you. It shouldn’t surprise anyone – after all, Professor Harkness always has a lesson or two up her sleeve.
It was great just like the other books she wrote.