As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games, a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt.

A Gathering of Shadows – Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell’s possession.

To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive. 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. 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.

A Darker Shade of Magic – 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. Schwab (all of her books), The Shades of Magic series was originally an adult fantasy, but there are more books to come and even a comic prequel series. Written by Victoria Schwab, an American fantasy author also simply known as V.E. Travel between parallel Londons! What is the Shades of Magic series about? Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.

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