Shadow of Night / Deborah Harkness / 577 pages

In this book which is a sequel to A Discovery of Witches, the witch Diana Bishop along with her vampire husband Matthew de Clermont,. travel back in time to late 16th century London to find the elusive Ashmore 782 manuscript that may hold the key to why the creatures (daemons, witches & vampires) are dying out.  The author, a professor of history at USC, makes Elizabethan England come alive.  Her prose is a joy to read and lovers of historical fiction will revel in the details of life, meeting historical figures, and discussion of scientific discoveries.  Romance, magic, and history all nicely wrapped up.  Readers will undoubtedly be sitting on the edge of their seat waiting for the final book in the All Souls trilogy.