A darker shade of magic /
Material type: TextSeries: Schwab, V. E., Shades of magic: 1.Darker shade of magic ; 1.Publisher: New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2016Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First trade paperback editionDescription: 413 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780765376466; 0765376466Subject(s): Magic -- Fiction | Quantum theory -- Fiction | Smugglers -- Fiction | Magic -- Fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction. | Science fiction. | Fantasy fiction. LOC classification: PS3619.C4848 | D37 2016Summary: Welcome to Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, with one mad king - George III. Then there is Red London, where life and magic are revered and White London, a city slowly being drained through magical war, down 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 - one of the last magicians who can travel between the worlds - acting as ambassador and messenger between the Londons, in service of the Maresh empire. Unofficially, he's a smuggler, which is a dangerous hobby for him to have - as proved when Kell stumbles into a setup with a forbidden token from Black London. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cutpurse with lofty aspirations, who first robs him, then saves him from a dangerous enemy, and then forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. But perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to survive.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Welcome to Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, with one mad king - George III. Then there is Red London, where life and magic are revered and White London, a city slowly being drained through magical war, down 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 - one of the last magicians who can travel between the worlds - acting as ambassador and messenger between the Londons, in service of the Maresh empire. Unofficially, he's a smuggler, which is a dangerous hobby for him to have - as proved when Kell stumbles into a setup with a forbidden token from Black London. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cutpurse with lofty aspirations, who first robs him, then saves him from a dangerous enemy, and then forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. But perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to survive.
Reprint. Originally published: 2015.