![]() It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible. Here’s the description of Kell’s magically enchanted jacket that opens A Darker Shade of Magic: ![]() So who is this “right reader” for A Darker Shade of Magic? While there is a plot to A Darker Shade of Magic, the novel takes its time getting there, preferring to flesh out the romantic settings and powers that will make A Darker Shade of Magic a hallmark of world-building for the right reader. Our Antari, Kell, joins forces with Delilah Bard, a pickpocket from Grey London, to prevent Black London’s magical plague from overwhelming the other worlds. ![]() The four Londons include the mundane Grey London, the magical Red and White Londons, and the lost Black London, which was sealed off after being consumed by a plague of overwhelming magic. One of the protagonists of A Darker Shade of Magic is just such a being: an Antari messenger for the Royal court of Red London. A Darker Shade of Magic opens in one of the four overlapping Londons, each occupying the same space but separated by magical borders that can only be crossed by magical Antari. ![]()
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