Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
The laws dividing animals have been breached by Matthew Clairmont, a long-lived vampire, and historian Diana Bishop, who is descended from a dynasty of powerful witches. Diana started a fight in which she was forced to be tied to Matthew after she found a significant alchemical document in the Bodleian Library. Witches, demons, vampires, and humans’ very precarious coexistence is now gravely challenged.
Diana and Matthew go back in time to London, 1590, in search of safety. However, they quickly realize that the past might not be a safe place. Reclaiming his former persona as a poet and spy for Queen Elizabeth, the vampire rejoins the School of Night, a gathering of rebels. Playwright Christopher Marlowe and mathematician Thomas Harriot are two of the rebellious daemons of the times.
Together, Matthew and Diana travel to Tudor London in pursuit of the rare Ashmole 782 manuscript and the witch who may teach Diana how to use her extraordinary abilities. Regain your enchantment with Diana and Matthew in this breathtaking, vividly depicted epic story.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
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With the locations Diana and Matthew visit and the experiences they have there, Deborah does a fantastic job of placing the reader right in the heart of the action in Shadow of Night. In this section of the narrative, Diana and Matthew journey back in time to 1590 Elizabethan England in order to discover a witch who can assist Diana with her magic, learn more about the witch, find Ashmole 782, and other objectives.
Diana is put to the test to fit in and understand how the politics and manipulations of creatures and humans in 1590 play out while also learning more about Matthew and his many secrets. Matthew runs across old acquaintances, allies, and enemies. Diana and Matthew both have to constantly remain one step ahead of the game as their limitations are pushed. In some ways, you wish you could simply dive right into the story and watch it unfold as it is being told or read because the journey that these two take is so incredible.
This book immediately picks up where the first one left off. The year is 1590 when Diana and Matthew are found at the place they had been walking to. Elizabethan era England. I am a person who is very passionate about everything historical. I enjoy reading historical fiction as well as nonfiction about the past. Therefore, I was eager to read this novel and ingest as much information as I could, not just about the individuals but also about the place. These pages provide a lot of information. It enhances the narrative being delivered, and in this instance, it was unquestionably warranted.
