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“A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Schwab on Bookclubs, the website for organizing. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive. The Shades of Magic Series: (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light) by V. 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 and his new-found ally Delilah Bard. We are introduced to Kell's world in the first book, A Darker Shade of Magic, where we learn that in this world, there are four parallel Londons - Red, Grey, White, and Black. A Darker Shade of Magic is good A Gathering of Shadows is better A Conjuring of Light. Schwab follows Kell, a magician who has the rare ability to travel between alternate worlds.

It is the first installment of the Shades of Magic trilogy. rating 248,338 Ratings Kell is one of the last Antarimagicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. 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. If you havent picked up the Shades of Magic series before, do so. A Darker Shade of Magic is an adult fantasy novel by American author V.E. A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, 1) by V.E. 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 Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E.

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