The Book of Life

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE HARDBACK BESTSELLER! Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the epic third instalment in the runaway Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series. 'My favourite book of all time' Reader Review, 'This book was pure perfection' Reader Review, 'Absolutely phenomenal . . . It was completely spellbinding' Reader Review, ___ A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. After travelling through time in SHADOW OF NIGHT , the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchant­ing series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew's ancestral home in France they reunite with their families - with one heart-breaking exception. But the real threat to their future is yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on a terrifying urgency. Using ancient knowl­edge and modern science, from the palaces of Venice and beyond, Diana and Matthew will finally learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago. ___ Five reasons to read A Discovery of Witches and the ALL SOULS series: 'Haunting in every way. A story thick with family secrets, human heartache, and the kind of deep magic only Harkness can conjure. You will be enchanted' LEIGH BARDUGO 'Harkness's lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch' JODI PICOULT 'Rich, thrilling . . . A captivating and romantic ripping yarn' E L JAMES 'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans' SUNDAY TIMES 'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire . . . an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' DAILY MAIL

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE HARDBACK BESTSELLER! Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the epic third instalment in the runaway Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series. 'My favourite book of all time' Reader Review, 'This book was pure perfection' Reader Review, 'Absolutely phenomenal . . . It was completely spellbinding' Reader Review, ___ A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. After travelling through time in SHADOW OF NIGHT , the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchant­ing series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew's ancestral home in France they reunite with their families - with one heart-breaking exception. But the real threat to their future is yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on a terrifying urgency. Using ancient knowl­edge and modern science, from the palaces of Venice and beyond, Diana and Matthew will finally learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago. ___ Five reasons to read A Discovery of Witches and the ALL SOULS series: 'Haunting in every way. A story thick with family secrets, human heartache, and the kind of deep magic only Harkness can conjure. You will be enchanted' LEIGH BARDUGO 'Harkness's lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch' JODI PICOULT 'Rich, thrilling . . . A captivating and romantic ripping yarn' E L JAMES 'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans' SUNDAY TIMES 'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire . . . an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' DAILY MAIL

Nu har ale fans af All Souls-trilogien noget at glæde sig over: Her er 2. bind i den utrolige serie. "The Book of Life" bringer dig med ud på et farligt og okkult eventyr, hvor det handler om liv og død. I "The Book of Life" møder vi historikeren og heksen Diana Bishop og vampyrforskeren Matthew Clairmont - de tager tilbage til fortiden for at stå ansigt til ansigt med nye kriser og gamle fjender. Deborah Harkness står bag denne successerie, som er både spændende, alvorlig og underholdende på én og samme tid. Dette bind er engelsksproget.

Nu har ale fans af All Souls-trilogien noget at glæde sig over: Her er 2. bind i den utrolige serie. "The Book of Life" bringer dig med ud på et farligt og okkult eventyr, hvor det handler om liv og død. I "The Book of Life" møder vi historikeren og heksen Diana Bishop og vampyrforskeren Matthew Clairmont - de tager tilbage til fortiden for at stå ansigt til ansigt med nye kriser og gamle fjender. Deborah Harkness står bag denne successerie, som er både spændende, alvorlig og underholdende på én og samme tid. Dette bind er engelsksproget.

The Book of Life uses an exemplary fusion of art and science to tell the story of life on earth. The text, under the editorship of Stephen Jay Gould, provides a thorough understanding of the latest research and is accompanied by paintings prepared especially for this book. Never before has our planet's evolution been so clearly, so ingeniously explained. History is marked by disaster. The Book of Lifeexplains how mammals, having survived at least one of these disasters—the impact of a massive comet—luckily inherited the earth. Next came the rise of modern humans, who would shape the world as no creature has. As this fascinating history unfolds, gorgeous illustrations allow us to observe climate changes, tectonic plate movement, the spread of plant life, and the death of the dinosaurs. We discover the chains of animal survival, the causes and consequences of adaptation, and finally the environmental impact of human life.

The Book of Life uses an exemplary fusion of art and science to tell the story of life on earth. The text, under the editorship of Stephen Jay Gould, provides a thorough understanding of the latest research and is accompanied by paintings prepared especially for this book. Never before has our planet's evolution been so clearly, so ingeniously explained. History is marked by disaster. The Book of Lifeexplains how mammals, having survived at least one of these disasters—the impact of a massive comet—luckily inherited the earth. Next came the rise of modern humans, who would shape the world as no creature has. As this fascinating history unfolds, gorgeous illustrations allow us to observe climate changes, tectonic plate movement, the spread of plant life, and the death of the dinosaurs. We discover the chains of animal survival, the causes and consequences of adaptation, and finally the environmental impact of human life.

I dette andet bind i Deborah Harkness fortryllende serie vender historikeren og heksen Diana Bishop tilbage til nutiden med vampyr og videnskabsmanden Matthew Clairmont. De vender begge tilbage til nye kriser og gamle fjender. I Matthews barndomshjem bliver de genforenet med heksene. Deres virkelige trussel mod deres fremtid er endnu ikke åbenbaret, men der er ingen tvivl om, at truslen er stor. Med mere end en millon solgte eksemplarer i USA er der ingen tvivl om, at "The Book of Life" er læseværdig!

I dette andet bind i Deborah Harkness fortryllende serie vender historikeren og heksen Diana Bishop tilbage til nutiden med vampyr og videnskabsmanden Matthew Clairmont. De vender begge tilbage til nye kriser og gamle fjender. I Matthews barndomshjem bliver de genforenet med heksene. Deres virkelige trussel mod deres fremtid er endnu ikke åbenbaret, men der er ingen tvivl om, at truslen er stor. Med mere end en millon solgte eksemplarer i USA er der ingen tvivl om, at"The Book of Life" er læseværdig!