Characters

Will The Serpent's Mirror tell the historical and current adventures and activities of the four types of beings from the All Souls Trilogy, including vampires, witches, daemons and humans?

Vampires

The author, Deborah Harkness, and her book publisher, Viking Penguin, on October 9, 2015 announced that we will learn more about Matthew Clairmont’s career as a vampiric double agent in the Tudor era. Secrets from the centuries-old de Clermont archives are sure to be revealed.

Witches

More adventures also will be told of the witch-historian Diana Bishop in the contemporary period.

Daemons

Will we learn more about daemons from the All Souls Trilogy such as Sophie and Nathaniel whose daughter, Margaret, is a witch?

Humans

The announcement said that the first novel in the series will explore historical riddles surrounding the ascent of Elizabeth I to the throne.