

" 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.Įntertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now 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. This is a book to treasure." -Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls trilogy "A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy.a gem of a tale. *Original (never before seen!) tales from within the Shades of Magic world

With a revamped, metallic ink detailed cover and reading ribbon, this edition will also feature the following bonus material: Schwab's New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy, is now available in a special collector's edition.

A Darker Shade of Magic, the first book in V.E.
