Schwab has given us a gem of a tale.This is a book to treasure. 'A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive. Theres Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.Īfter an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. Kell was raised in Arnes - Red London - and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see. Kell is one of the last Antari - magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. A Gathering of Shadows 3.A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E.

Schwab has given us a gem of a tale.This is a book to treasure.'-Deborah Harkeness, New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls trilogy Shades of Magic series 1. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand. Schwab Kell is one of the last Antari - magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Summary: A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E.

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