A Darker Shade of Magic
Shades of Magic, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Steven Crossley
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By:
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V. E. Schwab
About this listen
A Darker Shade of Magic is the incredible first installment of the Shades of Magic series, from number one New York Times best-selling author V.E. Schwab.
Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers - magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There’s Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. There’s Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. But once upon a time, there was Black London....
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Critic reviews
"A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Schwab has given us a gem of a tale...." (Deborah Harkeness)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-21
Very interesting read
Im normally not very into fictional magocal books, but this one had me hooked. Cant wait to read the other two books!
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- Jack H.
- 23-12-22
Good female lead charater
if you like books without grating stereotypes this maybe for you
solid story
Good character's
think I'll be reading other books by this V.E Schwab
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- Gosia Furmanik
- 27-11-21
I really wanted to like this...
...but really couldn't. I don't know if it's the lackluster narration or the plot is just not that great. The only saving grace of this book was the character of Lila Bard.
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- Alexander Fjeldstad
- 05-06-22
Fantastic
I loved this book. My wife recommended it too me and I did not regret taking her up on it. Delilah Bard is one of my favorite literary characters ever.
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- Katrina&andthewaves
- 02-06-24
A brilliant start to the trilogy!
What a great storyline! Victoria Schwab never disappoints, she's so creative she leaves me stunned every time. The characters are brilliant and once again we have a badass female lead (my favourite kind). My only criticism is the narration of Delilah Bard by Steven, not great but I did get used to it.
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- Kevin Leigh
- 14-06-24
Great story and very well read!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator take me on a terrific story arc. I’m looking forward to the next two books to see what happens. The book is nonetheless a complete and exciting story of magic and alternate realities in a kind of medieval worlds.
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- Sarah B.
- 11-10-24
imaginative
really liked the characters and the use of other worlds and magic. Good story.
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- Essam Shabana
- 16-10-24
A great narration.
A good novel coming to life with a stellar narration. The accent sends one into a world of magic. Different characters given voices so appropriate to their personalities. A work of art.
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- S L C
- 22-10-24
Good Narration
The narration surpasses the story, which could perhaps have benefited from some judicious pruning.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-21
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did not enjoy the narrator. Liked the story, even though it felt more like s setup for the other books.
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