Stephanie
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Deborah Harkness:
Alchemy is such a great fit in a series that has witches, vampires, daemons, spells & magic but as a historian of science, how do you compare those who wasted time & talent on alchemy (like Newton, without negating his contribution) compared to less lauded scientists who stuck to the less glorified & profitable hard sciences?
Deborah Harkness
I don't believe Newton wasted his time with alchemy. I don't think he would have come up with his theory of gravity without it!
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Beth
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Deborah Harkness:
Despite the book being about vampires, witches, and daemons, it felt so real in many ways. In part I think because I read them as archetypes - e.g. woman who needs to claim her power and a brooding, strong male making peace with his shadow side...Also the parallels to racial issues in our world make it very relevant. Was that your intention or was that just my lense? Thank you!!
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