Characters in Shadow of Night

Diana Bishop

A historian and witch who travels to Elizabethan London to find a teacher for her powers and trace the lost manuscript Ashmole 782.

Also in A Discovery of Witches, The Book of Life, The Black Bird Oracle

Matthew Clairmont

A centuries-old vampire and Diana's partner, whose past in Elizabethan England and old friendships resurface during the quest.

Also in A Discovery of Witches, The Book of Life

Stephen Proctor

Also in A Discovery of Witches

Gallowglass de Clermont

Matthew's nephew, a vampire of the de Clermont family.

Also in A Discovery of Witches

Philippe de Clermont

Matthew's father and the head of the de Clermont family, who tests Diana and offers her the family's protection.

Also in A Discovery of Witches

Goody Alsop

A powerful London witch who guides Diana and helps her see that she is a weaver who can create her own spells.

Christopher Marlowe

The playwright, known as Kit, and a daemon member of Matthew's circle, the School of Night.

Walter Raleigh

The adventurer and writer, a member of the School of Night and part of Matthew's Elizabethan circle.