A Darker Shade of Magic -

V. E. Schwab

Titan Books

2016

416 páginas

13h 52m

ISBN-13: 9780765376466

STEP INTO A UNIVERSE 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 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.

"Darker Shade of Magic", from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria E. Schwab '-'
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. "A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Schwab has given us a gem of a tale...This is a book to treasure."--Deborah Harkeness, New York Times bestselling author of the All Souls trilogy.

Shades of Magic series:
1. A Darker Shade of Magic.
2. A Gathering of Shadows.
3. A Conjuring of Light.

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4.5 (Muito bom)

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Eu passei anos sonhando com essa releitura, a saudade que eu tenho dos personagens desse livro não é normal sabe? Nem se fossem pessoas reais!

Eu só não lembro a nota que dei antes... Eu confesso q dei 5 aqui mas eu acho q tá mais pra 4? Reler esse primeiro me fez lembrar como os seguintes são melhores sabe?

Mas enfim, vou dar uma pause de uns dias pq não estou lendo sozinha e obviamente eu me descontrolei e terminei ele cedo demais. Então vou esperar as meninas terminarem pra começar o segundo (e provavelmente me descontrolar TB)