#Deborah Harkness

[mrs-declermont]

Like Philippe said, she is power indeed! ❤️

Get To Know Me ✧ Favourite Female Characters [3/15]

↳ Teresa Palmer as Diana Bishop - A Discovery of Witches (2018-)

An ancient prophecy. It tells of a witch who will change the destiny of all creatures. Some believe that this fearsome witch will alter her understanding of life and the old world will die and the new will be born.

[amberkendslacy]

Start of Season 1:

End of Season 1:

[asgoodeasgold]

Shadow of Night Read Along 2024 Ch36

"I searched the shadows until I found a dark figure crouched over a lump on the floor. Matthew’s head swung up, his face ghostly pale and his eyes black as night...

‘You are more than this disease, Matthew.’"

Matthew's protective instinct and blood rage have gone into overdrive after Kit and Louisa's attack on Diana.

🔊 Sound on:

The Bedlam scene is one of my favourites of the whole show on account of Matthew soulful and hair-raising performance. He beautifully conveyed the complexity of his character, his feral nature and humanity, his inner conflicts and fears and struggle with blood rage, his pain and vulnerability. Just an extraordinary piece of acting 👏👏

📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2021) s2:09 my edits (black & white pics, GIFs and video) and productions stills (colour pics)

🎶 Music from #Uppbeat

https://uppbeat.io/t/monument-music/the-beyond

License code: LBDFKM09SDXPBN1R

[earlgreyandanime]

Before officially meeting, do you think Matthew and Diana ever just casually passed each other while on campus? Cause I'm imagining Gallowglass watching from an undetectable distance, seeing Diana cross a courtyard, going in the opposite direction of Matthew and Gallowglass is just simultaneously panicking and relieved.

Gallowglass: Oh my God, it's happening! They're going to finally meet! After centuries of waiting and decades of watching, Diana will finally be- Wait! Why is she walking away? Auntie! Turn back right now! Matthew! Turn around and go meet your wife!

They both continue on their way, completely oblivious to who they just walked past.

Gallowglass, unable to decide if this was a good or bad thing: Ok, they didn't meet this time. So, I don't have to leave her yet. But it'll be sooner rather than later now. At least she'll be happy when they do meet...

[canyousonicme]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

"A Discovery of Witches" is now available to stream on Netflix (geolocation limited)! (and on Sky TV in the UK)

It's one of my all-time favourite book-to-series ("All Souls Trilogy" by Deborah Harkness) productions - obvi co-starring Alex Kingston, as a witchy, sassy (hello, sweetie!), LGBT Auntie - and the entire series is just perfect?! Time travel, witches, vampires, werewolves, unrequited love, broken hearts, baddies, fab CGI, beautiful cast, great story...what more could you ask for?

CAST (some Doctor Who vets): Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Alex Kingston, Lindsay Duncan (😍), Sophia Myles, Louise Brealey, James Purefoy (😍), Tom Hughes, Valerie Pettiford, Alysha Heart, Trevor Eve, Owen Teale, Paul Rhys...and on and on!

The first season was released in 2018 but there are 3 seasons altogether and it's absolutely worth the watch.

I'm on my fifth watch 🤓 since its initial release. So good!

Share your thoughts on the series by replying to this post, if you've watched/will watch the series.

[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

The smell of the library always lifted my spirits - that peculiar combination of old stone, dust, woodworm, and paper made properly from rags.

Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 086

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

“Home, the susurration of chestnut leaves said. Home, the bees buzzed. Home, a raven called from its perch on the ridge of the roof. Home, my heart echoed. I belonged to this place where I’d never been, and a sense of rightness settled over me as Ravenswood exerted its pull, like the moon on the tides.”

[radiocurrency]

Any 'All Souls' /'A Discovery of Witches' fans on my dash? The series is one of my major hyperfixations besides IWTV and I'm currently reading the 5th book in the series that dropped 2 days ago - The Black Bird Oracle.

It's sooooooooo good 😍🙌💕

[the-forest-library]

[bookcoversonly]

Title: A Discovery of Witches | Author: Deborah Harkness | Publisher: Penguin (2011)

[academicwitchversion]

"You are a true daughter of the moon, though, and will serve us well."

from Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

[emmalovesfitzloved]

New intro post 🤓

Welcome! I spend all my time in my secret garden, where I dream up ideas for my Love Bomb blog (in no particular order)-

Bare minimum starter-pack to get to know a bit about me :)

1. I’m 26, living in England;

2. My favourite hobbies are reading, dreaming, drinking tea, and obsessing over my dog Jack;

3. I work in the legal profession;

4. My guilty pleasure is reality shows…;

If you like:

• Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb and Of Cats and Closed Doors by the Legendary @tragediegh 🙏

• The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare (specifically TLH, TDA, TID) and @edwinspaynes bonus chapters.

• Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes ITV series 🧐

• Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson

• All Souls series by Professor Deborah Harkness

• Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

• Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson

• Dead Boy Detectives (Tv show)

• Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

• X-Men - specifically Emma Frost and the new mutants (my namesake)

Please let’s moots 😇.

(I have also wrote some essays or addressed some commonly asked questions : -) :

• My response to Booktok turning the book community into fast fashion

• Ranking of SHC Novels

• Tessa Tessa Tessa

• Ranking Top 5 SHC Ships

• Wessa is the Best!!!!!

• Magnus Bane is the best Downworlder

• Love letter to @hazure-cyan’s realm of the elderlings mural

I also love to make moodboards for the All Souls universe by Deborah Harkness which you can find: here !

And if you have time please check out my favourite people ever (who are beyond talented therefore deserve your audience probably more then my fandoming - @edwinspaynes (greatest writer to grace fandoms with bonus content) , @hazure-cyan (my pookie and also greatest artist you’ll probably ever meet), @tragediegh the best gem for the ROTE (from her memes, her story, to her witty posts, just everything! Chefs kiss.) @inkedbydave (witty and beyond imaginative and an amazing essayist) @thebitchforjemcarstairs (an academic you’d be lucky to befriend).

Loads of love!

Gorgeous art from left to right : by pandyals_art on instagram ; @spacehero-23 on tumblr.

[asgoodeasgold]

Shadow of Night Read Along 2024 Ch21

"Diana is indeed a weaver.’ Goody Alsop’s words reverberated in the room, potent as any spell...

‘Diana is a maker of spells,’ Goody Alsop said. ‘We weavers are rare creatures. That is why the goddess sent you to me.’

‘I’ve never heard of a weaver,’ Matthew said carefully.

‘Few have. We are a secret, Master Roydon, one that few witches discover, let alone wearhs. You are familiar with secrets and how to keep them, I think.’ Her eyes twinkled with mischief.

‘I’ve lived many years, Goody Alsop. I find it hard to believe that witches could keep the existence of weavers from other creatures all that time.’ He scowled. ‘Is this another of Hubbard’s games?’

‘I am too old for games, Monsieur de Clermont. Oh, yes, I know who you really are and what position you occupy in our world,’ Goody Alsop said when Matthew looked surprised. ‘Perhaps you cannot hide the truth from witches as well as you think.’

‘Perhaps not,’ Matthew purred in warning. His growling further amused the old woman."

Diana's nature is revealed. Matthew is worried & throwing his cranky weight around, scowling and growling (🔥🔥🔥). Goody knows how to handle him ("Sit down, Master Roydon. My old bones no longer bend that way." 🤣🤣).

📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2021) s2:02 my edits

[earlgreyandanime]

Can you imagine the stress Philippe was under whenever this came up?

Ysabeau: Do you think Matthew may mate with Juliette? I may not like her, but I would accept it if it would make him happy...

Philippe: I am certain he won't mate with her.

Philippe, internally: She's not Diana!

Ysabeau, a few decades later: Matthew is curious as to why he and Juliette have still not mated. I told him that if he were meant to mate with her, it would have happened long ago.

Philippe: Yes, it would have. Perhaps they should accept that and part ways.

Philippe, internally: Diana, where are you? My son is being an idiot and needs you to set him straight!

Ysabeau, a few more decades later: We've a letter from Matthew. He and Juliette are...

Philippe, taking out a piece of paper and a pen: Gallowglass, please tell me you've found some sign of my daughter!

[amberkendslacy]

[circe-and-the-wolf]

⬆️ Fan Photo Collage using extract from A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness and stills from the TV Show

My favourite book in the whole world. Ever.

I was out and about yesterday and found a well-loved copy of ‘A Discovery of Witches’ in the local train station book swap.

⬆️ A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (p175)

Part of me wanted to leave it for someone else to discover the absolute magic (literal and figurative) of it; part of me was delighted with the connective sign from the universe and part of me grabbed it with both hands as I’ve lent my copy out and am really missing it. I delved into it straight away and got wonderfully lost for the entire train journey.

To celebrate, I edited together a little extract (p175), just for fun, which tries to capture the delectable sensory overload to be found in the writing and the show itself. Can’t really put into words how much I love it.