A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling
author V.E. 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.
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.
Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for
even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant
hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.
After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into
Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. 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.
Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save
all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.
"A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of
fantasy. 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
- A Darker Shade of Magic
- A Gathering of Shadows
- A Conjuring of Light
