A Darker Shade of Magic Collector's Edition

By V.E. Schwab and Victoria Schwab

Book Overview

A Darker Shade of Magic, the first book in V.E. Schwab's New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy, is now available in a special collector's edition.

With a revamped, metallic ink detailed cover and reading ribbon, this edition will also feature the following bonus material:
*End papers featuring fan art
*A glossary of Arnesian and Antari terms
*An interview between author and editor
*Original (never before seen!) tales from within the Shades of Magic world

"A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy...a gem of a tale. This is a book to treasure." --Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls trilogy

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.

Shades of Magic series
1. A Darker Shade of Magic
2. A Gathering of Shadows
3. A Conjuring of Light

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765399113
• ISBN13: 9780765399113
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A story of four Londons

Schwab creates a fantastical world with elements of magic. The book is dark, but takes you through several emotions. I enjoyed the ride!

Loved It

I fully recommend this book to anyone. It's dark, it's funny, the characters are fabulous and the story line through the trilogy is fantastic.

Beautifully written, Incredible adventure & Never ending thrills and twists

Fans of fantasy, adventure, and a dash of gritty magic will be happy to read start this fantastic story. Putting it down was truly diffucult. The characters are addicting and charming, which when mixed along with the terrific plot, create something truly unique.

This is an amazing and beautiful book series!!

These book take you deeply into the books and entrap you till the very end. This in my new favorite series. It's magical and thrilling and at point painful but mostly beautiful and worth the read and many rereads.. I'm absolutely in love.