To save all of the worlds, Kell and Lila will first need to stay alive-and that is proving trickier than they hoped. Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs afoul of Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations, who first robs him, then saves him from a dangerous enemy, and then forces him to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.īut perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see-a dangerous hobby, and one that has set him up for accidental treason.
Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, personal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red London, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne-a place where people fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones.Īnd once upon a time, there was Black London…but no one speaks of that now. Then there’s Red London, where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. There’s Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Kell is one of the last Travelers-magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes-as such, he can choose where he lands.
Schwab, the critically acclaimed author of Vicious, comes a new universe of daring adventure, thrilling power, and parallel Londons, beginning with A Darker Shade of Magic. The ending is clearly leaving space open for future comic runs, tying up this arc but leaving space for more stories with the final panel introducing a glimpse of a shadow-y figure. I don’t know if it’s a common art style or not for comics, but it seemed a little odd to me to be so obscuring when the visuals are a key part of the story telling in this medium.
It could make it quite tricky to work out who was who (or what exactly was going on) when everything was vague outlines. Having just re-read the previous two and then this one, I noticed how dark the colour palate was at times. it was a nice way to round the series off, with a real cost for Maxim, rather than just another blood bath – the villain does really push him and takes the “fullness” of the victory away. Its a risky pastime with dangerous consequences. The final instalment (Goodreads here) brings back a villain from the previous comic, giving it the most continuity of the lot – and adds more emotional weight to the showdown than the other two got. The Shades of Magic Wiki is a collaborative community website about the best-selling Shades of Magic series by V.
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