She closed the book. “Tell me about yourself. Tell me what you do in your free time.” I’m an entomologist. I collect butterflies. “Of course,” she said. Inside this book. He tells the story first — Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and a collector of butterflies who one day goes on to net his finest.
 
 

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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. 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 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. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. More Details Original Title. London, England , Other Editions All Editions. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about A Darker Shade of Magic , please sign up. Is this meant to be a YA novel? I saw some people had shelved it that way, but I’m reading it now, and the YA label is throwing me off a bit.

Rebecca I know this is late to the party, but Schwab answered this on her Twitter, so I thought I’d add that here. She said that you can tell based on the way …more I know this is late to the party, but Schwab answered this on her Twitter, so I thought I’d add that here. She said that you can tell based on the way her name is listed on the book. Hi Victoria!

I’m Nacho and I’ve got a cuestion. Will “A Daker Shade of Magic” be translated to spanish? Cause I want to read it, but it’s a little difficult to me to read it in english. Thank you, Nacho yes, really, Nacho. See all questions about A Darker Shade of Magic…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4.

Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Mar 15, Emily May rated it really liked it Shelves: arc , fantasy , Every night of the year, the market lived and breathed and thrived. The stalls were always changing, but the energy remained, as much a part of the city as the river it fed on.

Kell traced the edge of the bank, weaving through the evening fair, savoring the taste and smell of the air, the sound of laughter and music, the thrum of magic. I’m already a Victoria Schwab fan after reading her good vs evil superhero urban fantasy novel – Vicious – so I couldn’t wait to get reacquainted with her add Every night of the year, the market lived and breathed and thrived. I’m already a Victoria Schwab fan after reading her good vs evil superhero urban fantasy novel – Vicious – so I couldn’t wait to get reacquainted with her addictive writing style, complex characters and wonderfully-conceived fantasy worlds.

And yet, to use the word “traditional” anywhere near this novel is an injustice because it’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The characters are weird and colorful. We have a protagonist – Kell – who is strong and badass enough to root for, but also complex and layered enough for us to truly care about and relate to. Plus, he has a coat that has many sides, which he turns around depending on how he wants to look – insane, unique, wonderful.

Schwab’s imagination clearly knows no bounds. We also have a cross-dressing pirate who happens to be a tough, infuriating and lovable female character – Lila.

And a promiscuous prince, villains who are blood slaves, evil twin rulers and much more. And then there’s this bizarre world that just played on every one of my senses.

The author asks us to believe in a setting that is incredibly farfetched and yet she breathes life into this world with evocative language and makes the unbelievable something we can picture in our heads. What’s all this about the “twins’ London”? Well, in this world there are four different versions of London that only the Antari like Kell can move between.

Technically, there are only three these days because Black London fell, consumed by its own misuse of magic. Everyone, it seems, is out to use magic for their own selfish goals in this book. And when a mysterious relic from Black London – a relic that should have been destroyed – reappears, Kell and Lila must do what they can to protect it from all those who wish to claim it as their own.

Nothing short of a wild, fast-paced adventure. View all 45 comments. Mar 23, Katerina rated it liked it Shelves: fantasy , paranormal. And oh boy, I did travel. I was covered in smoke, I tasted metal, I smelled roses, I wore a bizarre coat and I dreamed under a pale sky. But unfortunately, I did not feel. A Darker Shade of Magic had great potential. The world V. Schwab created is fascinating , full of magic and blood. There is Kell, an Antari, a blood magician who can travel between parallel universes, and Lila, a street thief who wants to become a pirate and experience great adventures, and when their fates interwine, they are the only ones who can save all three Londons from the tainted magic that destroyed the forth.

I mean, it sounds pretty amazing, doesn’t it? But in the end I was unsatisfied. I expected something more and my expectations were not met because I couldn’t connect with the characters. They were superficial and I was detached. I didn’t care about their fates, I didn’t find in them the depth I wanted and the pang of enthusiasm I usually feel when I start a new series. I was just a silent observer, witnessing their story unfold without finding the spark of magic that would make me an active participant and cheer for them, worry for them and eventually love them.

Lila annoyed me a couple of times with her imprudence and her recklessness but there is no doubt she was a badass and strong female lead. I liked Kell a little more and I waited for the signs that I was falling for him, but they never came.

I’m still intrigued about his magic and his past though and I’m curious about the way his relationship with Lila will develop. Simple as that. Schwab had raised her wand, ready to cast the spell that would bewitch me but the words never left her lips. Her plotline was like Red London, vivid and full of possibilities.

Her characters like White London, dangerous yet somehow pale and faded. And me, well, I’m Grey London, magicless in the surface but waiting for the magic I know it exists to ignite. I don’t know how to rate a A Darker Shade of Magic.

Four stars are too much, three not enough, and I’ll have to settle with 3. View all 93 comments. Feb 18, Rick Riordan rated it really liked it. There isn’t just one London. There are, in fact, four cities sharing that name and geographic location, each in a very different plane of existence. The novel takes place in the early s, when magical travel between the different Londons has been severely restricted.

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