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(5) Shadow of Night

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Title:   Shadow of Night: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness Publisher: Viking Adult 592 pages Genre: fiction Synopsis:  The second book in the All Souls Trilogy -  Shadow of Night  plunges Diana and Matthew into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens. Review:  A trip through the past.  When Diana and Matthew go back in time to try to locate Ashmole 782 they get more than they bargained for.  Its hard not to change the future when you spend too much time in the past, but they are doing their best to not cause too many disturbances and ripples.  Luckily you don't have to wait until book 3 to find out what some of those ripples are. ...