Shadow of Night
- 592
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 3 weeks on the list, peaked at #4
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Our view
“Shadow of Night” moves its witch-and-vampire romance to Elizabethan London, and the long stay in the past divides readers. Admirers relish the period setting, a learned and brave heroine and a love story with plenty of quarrelling in it. Others find the book slower to take hold than the first volume and wait impatiently for the present day to return.
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About the book
Shadow of Night is a 2012 historical-fantasy novel by American scholar Deborah Harkness, the second book in the All Souls trilogy. As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller, A Discovery of Witches, it follows the story of Diana Bishop, a historian who comes from a long line of witches, and Matthew Clairmont, a long-lived vampire, as they unlock the secrets of an ancient manuscript. Diana and Matthew travel back in time to 16th century London during the Elizabethan era.
Reading order · All Souls Trilogy
Full order & progress →- A Discovery of WitchesStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Shadow of NightThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - The Book of Life
8.08.0 / 10 - Time's Convert
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 406 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 17 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 389 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is Shadow of Night?
It has 592 pages — longer than 57% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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