The Book of Life: A Novel

Deborah Harkness

Jul 2014 · All Souls Trilogy Book 3 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestselling third 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!

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.

Ratings and reviews

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness is the third and final book in her All Souls Trilogy . The sensationally magical story of an American witch with no desire for her powers and the centuries old vampire that irrevocably changes her life. Diana Bishop just spent months in the 17th century preparing herself for the battle to come once they return to the 21st century. Learning she is a weaver and all that entails was an arduous journey for both Matthew and Diana but the battle for the book of life is going to happen and they are as prepared as they will ever be. Picking up long lost friends along the way and learning that those they left behind may not always stay in the past, this book is the culmination of months and months of preparation and while it has a happy ending it is hard won. The changes that Diana manages to make changing the old thought processes of static vampire thinking and the closed off attitude of the witches is beyond miraculous and this book was the perfect ending to the trilogy. Addictive! This series is quite possibly as addictive as Matthew's attraction to Diana! Now also a wonderful TV series on Sundance Channel, I was blown away with how entranced I was with these characters. The main characters, the secondary characters, the world-building. Definitely one of my best reads of 2019! Enjoy!

This book is so well written that i read the series agian and agian. When I read this series its like im right there in London or France weither it's in the 1600s or in morden times fighting agianst creature segregation, this book is so well written, I feel like I become part of the story. If you like Stephanie Myers then this book will blow you away there is no comparison between the to. Just buy the series the 2nd and 3rd book our best the first is good also, but this series is a must read put it on your bucket list it's that good. Also Ms. Harkness I pray your writing a 4th book because you have the material too.

I read all three books in the span of a month, finding each one impossibly difficult to put down. I am sad the trilogy is over and find myself wanting to know what Diana and Matthew are up to now. THIS is the signature of a great author...writing a book with such detail, imagery and emotion that you can't help but becoming enveloped in the lives of its characters. I will miss the pull of its pages.

About the author

Deborah Harkness is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls series, which includes A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life, Time's Convert, and The Black Bird Oracle. A history professor at the University of Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. She lives in Los Angeles.