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4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Publication date July 1, 2014 Originally published 15 July 2014 Page count 561 Publisher Penguin Books | 4.1/5 Goodreads Country United States Series All Souls trilogy Pages 561 Preceded by Shadow of Night | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback) Genres Fantasy, Romance novel, Vampire literature, Witchcraft, Alchemy in art and entertainment Similar Deborah Harkness books, Fantasy books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Book of Life is a 2014 fantasy novel by American scholar Deborah Harkness, the third book in the All Souls trilogy. As the sequel to the 2012 bestseller, Shadow of Night, it follows the final steps in 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.
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Synopsis
Having returned from their refuge in 16th Century London to find a family member dead, Diana and Matthew embark on a mission of understanding and revenge, seeking and finding the final pages of the Book of Life, and bringing justice to witches and vampires that have wronged them.
Critical reception
The Book of Life was met with generally positive reviews from literary critics. Paula L. Woods of the Los Angeles Times noted "Harkness' ambitious melding of scientific and historical detail is inventive and brings surprising depth to such real-life societal scourges as racial purity and miscegenation." However, Woods also criticised a noticeable lack of continuity between previous novels in the series, stating "characters occasionally fail to acknowledge each other despite interactions in previous novels, and the date of an infamous attempt to steal the British crown jewels is off by a few hundred years.
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