![]() ![]() – Mainly plot-driven, multi-POV story set in four parallel Londons akin to The Fellowship of The Ring with characters bringing a rock back to Not-Mordor. Should this book be picked up? the tl dr review: (re: Goodreads A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. To save all of the worlds, Kell and Lila will first need to stay alive-trickier than they hoped. She robs him, saves him from a dangerous enemy, then forces him to another world for her ‘proper adventure’.īut perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. This dangerous hobby sets him up for accidental treason. ![]() Unofficially, Kell smuggles for those willing to pay for even a glimpse of a world they’ll never see. Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Once there was Black London-but no one speaks of that now. People fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. White London is ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. ![]() Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Kell is one of the last Travelers-rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. Book Title A Darker Shade of Magic (ADSOM #01) ![]()
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