Secrets are revealed, alliances are tested, and sacrifices are made as Kell and Lila work to protect the people they love and the worlds they call home. The characters must face their greatest challenge yet as they fight to save their worlds from destruction. The final book, A Conjuring of Light, brings the series to a thrilling and emotional conclusion. Meanwhile, a powerful and dangerous force threatens to tear apart the boundaries between the different Londons. Kell and Lila find themselves caught up in a magical tournament, the Elemental Games, which pits magicians from different countries against each other. The second book, A Gathering of Shadows, takes place several months after the events of the first book.

Together, they must prevent the stone from falling into the wrong hands and causing chaos throughout the worlds. He meets Lila Bard, a cunning thief from Grey London, who helps him navigate the politics and dangers of the magical world. In the first book, A Darker Shade of Magic, Kell travels between the different Londons and accidentally brings a dangerous artefact, a magical stone, into his home of Red London. Each version of London is distinguished by the colour of its river: Grey London, without magic Red London, where magic is abundant and revered White London, where magic is scarce and wielded with brutality and Black London, which has been sealed off from the rest of the worlds after succumbing to its own magic. Kell serves as a messenger and occasional smuggler for the rulers of the different Londons. The series follows the adventures of Kell, one of the last remaining Antari, a rare type of magician who can travel between parallel universes. With richly drawn characters, complex world-building, and breathtaking action, the Darker Shade of Magic trilogy is a thrilling and imaginative adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Together, they navigate the dangers of magic, power, and politics as they attempt to save their worlds from destruction.

Alongside him, readers meet Lila Bard, a fearless thief who becomes his unlikely ally.

The story follows Kell, a rare magician who is able to travel between these different worlds. The three books in the series are A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, and A Conjuring of Light. The series takes place in multiple versions of London, each with its own unique history and magic. A Darker Shade of Magic is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by V.E.

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