The Book of Life

紐約時報暢銷小說《魔法覺醒》系列的完結篇，一本充滿大人風味的奇幻小說。戴安娜．畢夏普是牛津大學煉金術史的教授，意外釋放了自己與生俱來的女巫魔力，又和迷人的吸血鬼馬修．柯雷孟墜入情網。兩人從第二集《魔法覺醒II：血魅夜影》（Shadow of Night）的時空之旅中歷劫歸來，又有一堆老仇人、新麻煩在等著他們。這次他們回到Matthew的老家，和第一集《魔法覺醒》（A Discovery of Witches）當中的角色重逢──只有一個人例外。危機伺機而來，兩人尋找「艾許摩爾七八二」這本受詛咒手抄本的任務變得更為急切。在祖厝古宅、大學實驗室中，藉著古老的智慧以及現代的科學，從法國奧文尼到義大利威尼斯，再到更遠更遠的地方，兩人終於明白了女巫們幾百年前發現的事情……。本書為《魔法覺醒》（Soule Triology）三部曲的完結篇，本書維持前作聰明精緻、魔法與科學交織繁複的劇情，但對於力量與情感、家人與關懷、過往與後果等主題著墨更深。作者黛博拉．哈克妮斯（Deborah Harkness）是南加州大學的歷史學教授，現居洛杉磯。The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of NightFans of the All Souls Trilogy sent this highly anticipated finale straight to #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. Bringing the series’ magic and suspense to a deeply satisfying conclusion, The Book of Life is poised to become an even bigger phenomenon in paperback.Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.