Content levels
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Themes
Synopsis
The #1 New York Times bestselling second installment in the All Souls series, from the author of The Discovery of Witches and The Black Bird Oracle. Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder! Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes reluctant witch Diana Bishop and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782—the lost and enchanted manuscript whose mystery first pulled Diana and Matthew into one another's orbit—deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew's past tightens around them. Together they find they must embark on a very different—and vastly more dangerous—journey. “A captivating and romantic ripping yarn,”* Shadow of Night confirms Deborah Harkness as a master storyteller, able to cast an “addictive tale of magic, mayhem and two lovers”(Chicago Tribune).
Is Shadow of night appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this adult fantasy contains vampire violence, romantic content with moderately detailed intimate scenes, magical danger, and complex historical intrigue set in Elizabethan England. The power dynamics between immortal vampire and newly magical heroine are present throughout.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence, blood, and power imbalance.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the time travel adventure to Elizabethan London, the magical training storyline, and the passionate romance between a centuries-old vampire and a witch discovering her powers.