Our November book is A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab. This is the first book in the Shades of Magic series, a fantasy series full of daring adventure, thrilling power, and multiple Londons.
Kell is one of the last travelers—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes, connected by one magical city. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king—George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered—and where Kell was raised alongside Rhys Maresh, the rougish heir to a flourishing empire. White London—a place where people fight to control magic and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. And once upon a time, there was Black London. But no one speaks of that now.
Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. 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. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cutpurse 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.
(Summary via Goodreads)
If you would like to get A Darker Shade of Magic through Holy Cross Libraries, there are two options: Through our collection and through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). We have one print copy of the book. For additional print copies, we recommend using ILL or some of the other options on this page.
A Darker Shade of Magic
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Follow the link below to your Interlibrary Loan account. If it is your first time using ILL, you will need to complete your account details. After that, look in the menu on the left side of the home screen for where it says "ILL Request." Click on "Book." You will see a form to enter in the book details. Enter the following details in the appropriate fields (rows that are highlighted are required/recommended for easier processing of your request):
| Authors/Editors | V. E. Schwab |
| Title | A Darker Shade of Magic |
| Publisher | Tor |
| Place of Publication | |
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Edition | |
| ISBN (International Standard Book Number) | 9780765376459 |
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