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A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V. E. Schwab

Book Details

Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015
Language: en
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9780765376459
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3
💥ViolenceModerate
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
2
💬!*$#LanguageLow
1
🍷🚬Substance UseVery low
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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5
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalCentral storyline
1
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationBrief mention
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. SchwabKell 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.

Themes & Topics

FictionFantasyHistoricalAction & AdventureGaslamp
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