![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And when the unlikely lovers travel back to 1590 England in search of a manuscript that holds the secret to what ails the 21st century’s vampires, witches, and demons-collectively known as “creatures” as distinct from regular human beings-Diana learns a lot about her mate, while Matthew gets to try on many of his old identities again. Clair, Gabriel ben Ariel… One accumulates aliases when one has lived a thousand years or two. Present-day American witch Diana Bishop has the opportunity to learn about them, not only as a post-doctoral scholar of the history of alchemy, but also as the time-traveling wife of a vampire prince known by just as many names: Mattieu de Clermont, Matthew Roydon, Sebastian St. What do a wearh, a manjasang, a nachzehrer, and an alukah have in common? In this sequel to A Discovery of Witches, we find out that they are all words for “vampire” used across 16th century Europe, from Oxfordshire to the Auvergne to the Jewish Quarter of Prague. ![]()
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