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Where A Discovery of Witches sits
- Series
- Book 1 of All Souls. See all All Souls books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- Shadow of Night
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of the All Souls series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 2 is Shadow of Night. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about A Discovery of Witches
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- Publication
- First published on February 8, 2011. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- Other edition
- The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 579-page paperback from Penguin Books, ISBN 9780525506300. (Library of Congress, its record of another edition; read November 6, 2026)
What A Discovery of Witches is about
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- In the Bodleian Library at Oxford, scholar Diana Bishop, born into a line of witches but unwilling to be one, comes upon a magical manuscript. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a magical manuscript in Oxford's Bodleian Library, scholar Diana Bishop, a descendant of witches
- Without meaning to, she lets loose a hidden world of vampires, witches and daemons drawn to an enchanted treasure. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
inadvertently unleashes a fantastical underworld of daemons, witches, and vampires ... an enchanted treasure
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Other books in All Souls
5 books listed so far
- Book 2: Shadow of Night
- Book 3: The Book of Life
- Book 4: Time's Convert
- Book 5: The Black Bird Oracle
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