V. E. Schwab

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Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle.

A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.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

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Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's finally gained the control she's always sought--and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She'll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other. With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity--and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab
"Addictive and immersive, A Gathering of Shadows cements this series as a must-read." —Entertainment Weekly, grade A
Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Shades of Magic series, The Near Witch, and The Archived, comes "Warm Up," a Tor.com Original prequel story to V. E. Schwab's Vicious It's been 297 days since David died--and came back. He may have survived the avalanche, but the aftermath has been far worse. His wife moved out, taking his son with her, and a devastated David hasn't left his house since, terrified of the mysterious new power that followed...

Having vanquished the Pirate Queen, Prince Maxim Maresh has now been tasked with commanding the Verose military barracks. However, the young, headstrong prince finds it hard to be accepted by the regular soldiers billeted there who see him as nothing more than a spoiled royal playing at being a soldier, and he yearns to earn their respect and be judged for his skills as a warrior and leader and not because of the privilege of his royal title.

Magie, Intrigen, Täuschung, Abenteuer - und Piraten. "Die Beschwörung des Lichts" von V.E. Schwab ist das große Finale der Weltenwanderer-Trilogie um die vier unterschiedlichen Versionen von London. "Wie tötet man einen Gott?" Diese Frage stellen sich Lila und Kell, als die Dunkelheit ihre Heimat, das Rote London, erfasst. Osaron, die finsterste Ausgeburt des Schwarzen London, hat in kurzer Zeit die Macht in der Stadt an sich gerissen. Und er...

Through Isra's guidance, Prince Maxim Maresh has entered the Night of Knives, a mysterious magical tournament, to prove his mettle and win the respect of his soldiers. Under the gaze of the Verose garrison and its population, Maxim had successfully survived the first challenge – a blizzard of magical shards when, while walking along a tightrope of magic steel rope, he was struck by a deadly bolt and sent plunging into the abyss…

Led by the Antari magician Rowan, the Rebel Army's wave of chaos has surged along the Blood Coast, decimating everything in its path. With each conquest, they offer a simple choice: join, and choose the path of power and freedom from a cold and distant crown, or die. With ranks bolstered by their conscripts, the Rebel Army mercilessly razed three cities, in a single night of terror and devastation. Now, a messenger has been sent ahead to Verose,...