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A Discovery of WitchesDeborah HarknessAll Souls, book 1

Characters in A Discovery of Witches

25 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Antagonists

  • Peter Knox

    A powerful wizard on the Congregation who threatens Diana over Ashmole 782 and her bond with Matthew.

Supporting characters

  • Ysabeau de Clermont

    Matthew's vampire mother, widow of Philippe de Clermont, matriarch of the family château in France.

  • Sarah Bishop

    Diana's aunt and guardian, a practicing witch who raised her in upstate New York.

  • Emily Mather

    Sarah's partner, a witch and children's librarian who lives with her in Madison, New York.

  • Marcus Whitmore

    Matthew's vampire "son," a physician who befriends Diana.

  • Sean Ryder

  • Miriam Shephard

  • Hamish Osborne

  • Baldwin de Clairmont

  • Elias Ashmole

  • Stephen Proctor

  • Rebecca Bishop

  • Juliette Durand

  • Agatha Wilson

  • Nathaniel Wilson

  • Gillian Chamberlain

  • Gallowglass de Clermont

  • Marthe (Vampire)

  • Philippe de Clermont

  • Verin de Clermont

  • Phoebe Taylor

    Also in Time's Convert

  • Fernando Gonçalves

  • Chris Roberts