The Face of Magic Series

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1. A Darker Shade of Magic

   • V. E. Schwab

   • 432 pages
   • 16 hours of reading

   The first installment in V.E. Schwab's acclaimed Shades of Magic trilogy is now available in a special collector's edition, featuring a metallic ink cover, reading ribbon, and bonus materials such as fan art end papers, a glossary of terms, an interview between the author and editor, and original tales from the Shades of Magic universe. This fantasy novel is described as a classic, with a captivating storyline that readers will cherish. Kell, one of the last Antari, possesses a unique ability to traverse parallel Londons: Red, Grey, White, and the now-lost Black. Raised in Arnes—Red London—he serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, navigating the tumultuous regime changes in White London and the mundane court of George III in the magic-less London. However, Kell also engages in smuggling, offering glimpses of magical worlds to those willing to pay, a risky endeavor that leads to dire consequences. After a smuggling deal goes wrong, Kell escapes to Grey London, where he encounters Delilah Bard, a cunning cut-purse with grand ambitions. She robs him, saves him from a deadly foe, and insists on joining him for an adventure across worlds. As they navigate perilous magic and lurking treachery, their survival becomes intertwined with the fate of all worlds.

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2. A Gathering of Shadows

   • V. E. Schwab

   • 511 pages
   • 18 hours of reading

   Kell is plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, he is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. As Red London prepares for the Element Games - an extravagant international competition of magic - a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning. Black London has risen again - and so to keep magic's balance, another London must fall.

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3. A conjuring of light

   • V. E. Schwab

   • 642 pages
   • 23 hours of reading

   The precarious equilibrium among the four Londonc has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic ; darkness casts a sshadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. Kell - once assumed to he the last surviving Antari - begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalities. Lila Bard, once a commonplace - but never common - thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery and the Night Spire crew are attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible, as an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown and a fallen hero is desperate to save a decaying world...

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• The Shades of Magic 1-3

  • 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, Black. 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. A Darker Shade of Magic — Kell serves the Maresh Empire—Red London, as he calls it—as an official ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons. After one such visit goes awry, Kell escapes his home for Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. 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 Gathering of Shadows — While Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Element Games, another London is coming back to life, and those who were thought to be forever gone have returned. A Conjuring of Light — As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.

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• Shades of Magic Trilogy Slipcase

  • V. E. Schwab

  • 1584 pages
  • 56 hours of reading

  The complete Shades of Magic trilogy by New-York-Times-bestselling author, V. E. Schwab.

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