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''A Darker Shade of Magic'' is a series by Creator/VictoriaSchwab. It belongs to the ''Shades of Magic'' series which currently consists of three books, the first of which was released on the 24th February 2015. A sequel trilogy to ''Shades of Magic'' called ''Threads of Power'' was announced and its first installment will be published in 2019.
The series itself focuses on the antics and life of Kell, who is part of a dwindling species called ''Antari'', who have the power to travel between dimensions, each having a separate London. Red London, ruled by the Maresh dynasty and Kell's adopted parents, is full of magic. Grey London is our ordinary world. White London is so drained of magic its people are slowly starving to death. And Black London is forbidden, after a terrible magical cataclysm that killed everyone there. Kell secretly smuggles objects between the worlds, thinking it a harmless sideline to his real business of maintaining political ties between the different royal families. But then someone pushes a mysterious black stone on him...
[[AC: ''Shades of Magic'':]]
# ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' (2015)
# ''A Gathering of Shadows'' (2016)
# ''A Conjuring of Light'' (2017)
[[AC: ''Threads of Power'':]]
#Untitled (expected publication: 2019)
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!!This book provides examples of:
* AmplifierArtifact: A magical stone imbued with dark magic is a {{Plot Device}}.
* AntiVillain: Holland. All he wants is to save his world. Unfortunately for our heroes, he'll do literally anything to achieve that goal, including torture, murder, and [[spoiler: deals with demons who want to be gods.]]
* AnotherDimension: The premise of the series is the fact there are 4 Londons Kell travels between.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: A mark of being ''Antari'' is having one completely black eye. At the fall of Black London, this was interpreted as being a sign of their corruption, leading to mass killing. [[spoiler: And Holland has them, when Osaron takes him over completely.]]
* BloodMagic: ''Antari'' magic is more powerful than other types of magic, but requires the caster to spill some of their own blood.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Both the first chapter of ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' and the last chapter of ''A Conjuring of Light'' start with Kell's coat.]]
* CrapsackWorld: White London has been doing ''very'' badly ever since Black London went under and Red London slammed their interdimensional doors shut. There's so little magic that's it's always winter and people are starving, there are human sacrifices as a matter of course, and the rulers are nearly always violent sociopaths.
* DemonicPossession: ''Vitari'', a being of pure magic which is capable of possessing multiple bodies.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Holland.
* ElementalPowers: A good chunk of magic is fire, earth, water and air manipulation. Most people of Red London master one or two elements, with triads being remarkably rare. ''Antari'' wield all and more.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's hard to talk about the second and third books without mentioning that [[spoiler: Lila has magic.]]
* GoodParents: The king and queen in Red London love their son very much, and are affectionate towards Kell.
* HealingFactor: ''Antari'' heal from injuries more quickly than other people.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How Kell defeats Athos, despite Athos's greater power. [[spoiler:He goads Athos into using his half of the black stone to summon a monster, having previously learned that creations of the stone always turn on their masters]].
** The Mareshs are a milder, more heroic example. They wanted Kell to love Rhy like a brother, so he'd always protect him; unfortunately, they failed to realize that Rhy would do the same for Kell.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: The Stone's Throw/Ruby Fields is a "fixed point" between dimensions.
* InterdimensionalTravelDevice: The ''Antari'' in general--all they need to do is bleed and say the right words.
* KlingonPromotion: You become the ruler of White London by murdering the previous ruler.
* LeonineContract: This is how [[spoiler: Holland ends up possessed by Osaron. He takes Osaron into his body and save White London, or die in Black London of the stab wound Kell gave him.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: Or B, or C, or D. There are 4 types of magic in the books: [[BloodMagic Antari magic]], that allows for [[AnotherDimension inter-London travel]], [[ElementalPowers Red London magic]], the more traditional/less restricted sorcery of White London, and the [[GreenLanternRing extremely powerful]], [[TheCorruption extremely dangerous]], [[EldritchAbomination ambiguously sentient]] magic of Black London.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: All ''Antari'' have one pitch-black eye.
* MotivationalKiss: Lila gives Kell a kiss for luck when they first cross worlds, and he echoes it [[BookEnds at the end of the book]].
* OutOfCharacterAlert: When a villain tries disguising herself as Lila, Kell immediately stabs her. He tells Lila he knew it wasn't her because the villain used the word "please".
* PossessionBurnout: Bodies possessed by Vitari gradually char and eventually crumble to ash. Osaron ''can'' do this on purpose, but doesn't have to.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the last book, [[spoiler: Holland gives up his magic to imprison Osaron. It doesn't kill him immediately, but he's very clearly not well and dies as soon as he gets home.]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Lila]] is very naturally talented and strong with magic, but has no formal training and doesn't know when to stop pushing. So though she advances quite far, she still [[spoiler: loses the Essen Tach.]]
* SwitchingPOV: The book switches between many characters perspectives.
* TapOnTheHead: Holland knocks Lila out like this so he can use her as a hostage to make Kell give him Vitari, and all it gives her is a goose egg. [[spoiler: Justified, however, as she is an Antari, and they are both more durable and faster-healing than most people.]]
* TournamentArc: The bulk of the plot of ''A Gathering of Shadows'' centers on the''Essen Tach'' (Element Games) a gladiatorial-style tournament for magicians, meant to entertain and keep healthy relations among the participating countries. Participants are required to wear masks and armor that breaks off in 28 pieces - the participant that loses 10 pieces of armor loses the round. In the finale, the armor is made up of 38 pieces, and all pieces must be broken off by the winner. Of the main characters, Kell, Lila and Alucard participate. Kell and Lila do face each other, [[spoiler:Kell throws the fight in order to avoid being unmasked. Lila loses at a later round however.]] [[spoiler:Alucard makes it to the finale round and wins.]]
* TheVirus: ''Vitari'' spreads itself this way, either as an STD or through wounds.
''A Darker Shade of Magic'' is a series by Creator/VictoriaSchwab. It belongs to the ''Shades of Magic'' series which currently consists of three books, the first of which was released on the 24th February 2015. A sequel trilogy to ''Shades of Magic'' called ''Threads of Power'' was announced and its first installment will be published in 2019.
The series itself focuses on the antics and life of Kell, who is part of a dwindling species called ''Antari'', who have the power to travel between dimensions, each having a separate London. Red London, ruled by the Maresh dynasty and Kell's adopted parents, is full of magic. Grey London is our ordinary world. White London is so drained of magic its people are slowly starving to death. And Black London is forbidden, after a terrible magical cataclysm that killed everyone there. Kell secretly smuggles objects between the worlds, thinking it a harmless sideline to his real business of maintaining political ties between the different royal families. But then someone pushes a mysterious black stone on him...
[[AC: ''Shades of Magic'':]]
# ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' (2015)
# ''A Gathering of Shadows'' (2016)
# ''A Conjuring of Light'' (2017)
[[AC: ''Threads of Power'':]]
#Untitled (expected publication: 2019)
#Untitled
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!!This book provides examples of:
* AmplifierArtifact: A magical stone imbued with dark magic is a {{Plot Device}}.
* AntiVillain: Holland. All he wants is to save his world. Unfortunately for our heroes, he'll do literally anything to achieve that goal, including torture, murder, and [[spoiler: deals with demons who want to be gods.]]
* AnotherDimension: The premise of the series is the fact there are 4 Londons Kell travels between.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: A mark of being ''Antari'' is having one completely black eye. At the fall of Black London, this was interpreted as being a sign of their corruption, leading to mass killing. [[spoiler: And Holland has them, when Osaron takes him over completely.]]
* BloodMagic: ''Antari'' magic is more powerful than other types of magic, but requires the caster to spill some of their own blood.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Both the first chapter of ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' and the last chapter of ''A Conjuring of Light'' start with Kell's coat.]]
* CrapsackWorld: White London has been doing ''very'' badly ever since Black London went under and Red London slammed their interdimensional doors shut. There's so little magic that's it's always winter and people are starving, there are human sacrifices as a matter of course, and the rulers are nearly always violent sociopaths.
* DemonicPossession: ''Vitari'', a being of pure magic which is capable of possessing multiple bodies.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Holland.
* ElementalPowers: A good chunk of magic is fire, earth, water and air manipulation. Most people of Red London master one or two elements, with triads being remarkably rare. ''Antari'' wield all and more.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's hard to talk about the second and third books without mentioning that [[spoiler: Lila has magic.]]
* GoodParents: The king and queen in Red London love their son very much, and are affectionate towards Kell.
* HealingFactor: ''Antari'' heal from injuries more quickly than other people.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How Kell defeats Athos, despite Athos's greater power. [[spoiler:He goads Athos into using his half of the black stone to summon a monster, having previously learned that creations of the stone always turn on their masters]].
** The Mareshs are a milder, more heroic example. They wanted Kell to love Rhy like a brother, so he'd always protect him; unfortunately, they failed to realize that Rhy would do the same for Kell.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: The Stone's Throw/Ruby Fields is a "fixed point" between dimensions.
* InterdimensionalTravelDevice: The ''Antari'' in general--all they need to do is bleed and say the right words.
* KlingonPromotion: You become the ruler of White London by murdering the previous ruler.
* LeonineContract: This is how [[spoiler: Holland ends up possessed by Osaron. He takes Osaron into his body and save White London, or die in Black London of the stab wound Kell gave him.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: Or B, or C, or D. There are 4 types of magic in the books: [[BloodMagic Antari magic]], that allows for [[AnotherDimension inter-London travel]], [[ElementalPowers Red London magic]], the more traditional/less restricted sorcery of White London, and the [[GreenLanternRing extremely powerful]], [[TheCorruption extremely dangerous]], [[EldritchAbomination ambiguously sentient]] magic of Black London.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: All ''Antari'' have one pitch-black eye.
* MotivationalKiss: Lila gives Kell a kiss for luck when they first cross worlds, and he echoes it [[BookEnds at the end of the book]].
* OutOfCharacterAlert: When a villain tries disguising herself as Lila, Kell immediately stabs her. He tells Lila he knew it wasn't her because the villain used the word "please".
* PossessionBurnout: Bodies possessed by Vitari gradually char and eventually crumble to ash. Osaron ''can'' do this on purpose, but doesn't have to.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the last book, [[spoiler: Holland gives up his magic to imprison Osaron. It doesn't kill him immediately, but he's very clearly not well and dies as soon as he gets home.]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Lila]] is very naturally talented and strong with magic, but has no formal training and doesn't know when to stop pushing. So though she advances quite far, she still [[spoiler: loses the Essen Tach.]]
* SwitchingPOV: The book switches between many characters perspectives.
* TapOnTheHead: Holland knocks Lila out like this so he can use her as a hostage to make Kell give him Vitari, and all it gives her is a goose egg. [[spoiler: Justified, however, as she is an Antari, and they are both more durable and faster-healing than most people.]]
* TournamentArc: The bulk of the plot of ''A Gathering of Shadows'' centers on the''Essen Tach'' (Element Games) a gladiatorial-style tournament for magicians, meant to entertain and keep healthy relations among the participating countries. Participants are required to wear masks and armor that breaks off in 28 pieces - the participant that loses 10 pieces of armor loses the round. In the finale, the armor is made up of 38 pieces, and all pieces must be broken off by the winner. Of the main characters, Kell, Lila and Alucard participate. Kell and Lila do face each other, [[spoiler:Kell throws the fight in order to avoid being unmasked. Lila loses at a later round however.]] [[spoiler:Alucard makes it to the finale round and wins.]]
* TheVirus: ''Vitari'' spreads itself this way, either as an STD or through wounds.
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''A Darker Shade of Magic'' is a series by Creator/VictoriaSchwab. It belongs to the ''Shades of Magic'' series which currently consists of three books, the first of which was released on the 24th February 2015. A sequel trilogy to ''Shades of Magic'' called ''Threads of Power'' was announced and its first installment will be published in 2019.
The series itself focuses on the antics and life of Kell, who is part of a dwindling species called ''Antari'', who have the power to travel between dimensions, each having a separate London. Red London, ruled by the Maresh dynasty and Kell's adopted parents, is full of magic. Grey London is our ordinary world. White London is so drained of magic its people are slowly starving to death. And Black London is forbidden, after a terrible magical cataclysm that killed everyone there. Kell secretly smuggles objects between the worlds, thinking it a harmless sideline to his real business of maintaining political ties between the different royal families. But then someone pushes a mysterious black stone on him...
[[AC: ''Shades of Magic'':]]
# ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' (2015)
# ''A Gathering of Shadows'' (2016)
# ''A Conjuring of Light'' (2017)
[[AC: ''Threads of Power'':]]
#Untitled (expected publication: 2019)
#Untitled
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!!This book provides examples of:
* AmplifierArtifact: A magical stone imbued with dark magic is a {{Plot Device}}.
* AntiVillain: Holland. All he wants is to save his world. Unfortunately for our heroes, he'll do literally anything to achieve that goal, including torture, murder, and [[spoiler: deals with demons who want to be gods.]]
* AnotherDimension: The premise of the series is the fact there are 4 Londons Kell travels between.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: A mark of being ''Antari'' is having one completely black eye. At the fall of Black London, this was interpreted as being a sign of their corruption, leading to mass killing. [[spoiler: And Holland has them, when Osaron takes him over completely.]]
* BloodMagic: ''Antari'' magic is more powerful than other types of magic, but requires the caster to spill some of their own blood.
* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Both the first chapter of ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' and the last chapter of ''A Conjuring of Light'' start with Kell's coat.]]
* CrapsackWorld: White London has been doing ''very'' badly ever since Black London went under and Red London slammed their interdimensional doors shut. There's so little magic that's it's always winter and people are starving, there are human sacrifices as a matter of course, and the rulers are nearly always violent sociopaths.
* DemonicPossession: ''Vitari'', a being of pure magic which is capable of possessing multiple bodies.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Holland.
* ElementalPowers: A good chunk of magic is fire, earth, water and air manipulation. Most people of Red London master one or two elements, with triads being remarkably rare. ''Antari'' wield all and more.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's hard to talk about the second and third books without mentioning that [[spoiler: Lila has magic.]]
* GoodParents: The king and queen in Red London love their son very much, and are affectionate towards Kell.
* HealingFactor: ''Antari'' heal from injuries more quickly than other people.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How Kell defeats Athos, despite Athos's greater power. [[spoiler:He goads Athos into using his half of the black stone to summon a monster, having previously learned that creations of the stone always turn on their masters]].
** The Mareshs are a milder, more heroic example. They wanted Kell to love Rhy like a brother, so he'd always protect him; unfortunately, they failed to realize that Rhy would do the same for Kell.
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: The Stone's Throw/Ruby Fields is a "fixed point" between dimensions.
* InterdimensionalTravelDevice: The ''Antari'' in general--all they need to do is bleed and say the right words.
* KlingonPromotion: You become the ruler of White London by murdering the previous ruler.
* LeonineContract: This is how [[spoiler: Holland ends up possessed by Osaron. He takes Osaron into his body and save White London, or die in Black London of the stab wound Kell gave him.]]
* MagicAIsMagicA: Or B, or C, or D. There are 4 types of magic in the books: [[BloodMagic Antari magic]], that allows for [[AnotherDimension inter-London travel]], [[ElementalPowers Red London magic]], the more traditional/less restricted sorcery of White London, and the [[GreenLanternRing extremely powerful]], [[TheCorruption extremely dangerous]], [[EldritchAbomination ambiguously sentient]] magic of Black London.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: All ''Antari'' have one pitch-black eye.
* MotivationalKiss: Lila gives Kell a kiss for luck when they first cross worlds, and he echoes it [[BookEnds at the end of the book]].
* OutOfCharacterAlert: When a villain tries disguising herself as Lila, Kell immediately stabs her. He tells Lila he knew it wasn't her because the villain used the word "please".
* PossessionBurnout: Bodies possessed by Vitari gradually char and eventually crumble to ash. Osaron ''can'' do this on purpose, but doesn't have to.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the last book, [[spoiler: Holland gives up his magic to imprison Osaron. It doesn't kill him immediately, but he's very clearly not well and dies as soon as he gets home.]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Lila]] is very naturally talented and strong with magic, but has no formal training and doesn't know when to stop pushing. So though she advances quite far, she still [[spoiler: loses the Essen Tach.]]
* SwitchingPOV: The book switches between many characters perspectives.
* TapOnTheHead: Holland knocks Lila out like this so he can use her as a hostage to make Kell give him Vitari, and all it gives her is a goose egg. [[spoiler: Justified, however, as she is an Antari, and they are both more durable and faster-healing than most people.]]
* TournamentArc: The bulk of the plot of ''A Gathering of Shadows'' centers on the''Essen Tach'' (Element Games) a gladiatorial-style tournament for magicians, meant to entertain and keep healthy relations among the participating countries. Participants are required to wear masks and armor that breaks off in 28 pieces - the participant that loses 10 pieces of armor loses the round. In the finale, the armor is made up of 38 pieces, and all pieces must be broken off by the winner. Of the main characters, Kell, Lila and Alucard participate. Kell and Lila do face each other, [[spoiler:Kell throws the fight in order to avoid being unmasked. Lila loses at a later round however.]] [[spoiler:Alucard makes it to the finale round and wins.]]
* TheVirus: ''Vitari'' spreads itself this way, either as an STD or through wounds.
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* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's hard to talk about the second and third books without mentioning that [[spoiler: Lila has magic.]]
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* LovableRogue: Captain Alucard Emery, to a T.
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* LockedIntoStrangeness: After [[spoiler: giving up his magic to trap Osaron]], Holland's hair turns white.
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After getting rid of the King of White London, the Dane Twins become the King and Queen. They are...not nice about it. They are actually just the latest in a string of horrible rulers; they only count as this because their immediate predecessor, [[KlingonPromotion who they poisoned]], was one of the few rulers who actually tried to be good at the job, rather than taking it for the power.
* TheVirus: ''Vitari'' spreads itself this way, either as an STD or through wounds.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: The Dane Twins, Astrid and Athos, have pale hair and are violent and power-hungry.
* TheVirus: ''Vitari'' spreads itself this way, either as an STD or through wounds.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: The Dane Twins, Astrid and Athos, have pale hair and are violent and power-hungry.
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* ActionGirl: Lila is quick with a knife [[spoiler: and a fireball]]. In the second book, all the female competitors in the Element Games are this.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Kell describes Rhy as flirting with anyone, possibly up to an attractive stuffed chair. [[spoiler:The second book confirms Rhy's not just talk, and has been with both men and women.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Kell definitely has it towards Rhy. [[spoiler: To the point that in order to revive him, he binds their lives together.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Kell definitely has it towards Rhy. [[spoiler: To the point that in order to revive him, he binds their lives together.]]
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* BodySurf: [[spoiler: Astrid]] has an artifact that allows her to do this. She throws a huge wrench in things by [[spoiler: possessing Rhy and making him stab himself]].
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* CombatPragmatist: Lila is only too happy to poison her enemies or stab them in their sleep.
* CourtMage: Kell belongs to the royal family of Red London. He's not quite a son to the king and queen, and his relationship to them is occasionally awkward, but he's very much a brother to the prince.
* CourtMage: Kell belongs to the royal family of Red London. He's not quite a son to the king and queen, and his relationship to them is occasionally awkward, but he's very much a brother to the prince.
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* EvilCounterpart: Holland is initially this to Kell, although it soon becomes clear most of the "evil" is either not his choice, or that he has [[WellIntentionedExtremist good aims but more ruthless methods]].
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he does not have to pay for goods and services.
* FishOutOfWater: Lila [[spoiler:in Red London.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Rhy is foolish, while Kell is responsible, respectively - he actually lampshaded it several times.
* GlassEye: Lila has a glass eye, due to a childhood injury. [[spoiler:This prevents her from having the mismatched eyes that would identify her as an ''Antari'']]. In ''A Gathering of Shadows'', Ojka stabs her in it, breaking it, and [[spoiler: she ends up with a black glass replacement in ''A Conjuring of Light'']].
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he does not have to pay for goods and services.
* FishOutOfWater: Lila [[spoiler:in Red London.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Rhy is foolish, while Kell is responsible, respectively - he actually lampshaded it several times.
* GlassEye: Lila has a glass eye, due to a childhood injury. [[spoiler:This prevents her from having the mismatched eyes that would identify her as an ''Antari'']]. In ''A Gathering of Shadows'', Ojka stabs her in it, breaking it, and [[spoiler: she ends up with a black glass replacement in ''A Conjuring of Light'']].
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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: At the end of ''A Gathering of Shadows'', [[spoiler: Kell tries this on an Osaron-possessed Holland. It doesn't work.]]
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* NotLikeOtherGirls: Lila shows a dislike of femininity throughout the books, and says at one point "I am not most girls". This is an easy-to-ignore trait, though still oddly prevalent.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Kell" is only a nickname - Kell doesn't know his real name, and if the king and queen know, they've never shared.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Kell" is only a nickname - Kell doesn't know his real name, and if the king and queen know, they've never shared.
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* PetitePride: Lila is flat and glad for it, as large breasts would make it harder to cross-dress.
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* SiblingsInCrime: Athos and Astrid.
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* TheUnreveal: In the last book, Kell [[spoiler: obtains a note with his biological parents' identities, but chooses not to read it, as the Mareshs are his real family now, and he has no interest in being roped into a quest for people who abandoned him]].
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* TournamentArc: The bulk of the plot of ''A Gathering of Shadows'' centers on the''Essen Tach'' (Element Games) a gladiatorial-style tournament for magicians, meant to entertain and keep healthy relations among the participating countries. Participants are required to wear masks and armor that breaks off in 28 pieces - the participant that loses 10 pieces of armor loses the round. In the finale, the armor is made up of 38 pieces, and all pieces must be broken off by the winner. Of the main characters, Kell, Lila and Alucard participate. Kell and Lila do face each other, [[spoiler:Kell throws the fight in order to avoid being unmasked. Lila loses at a later round however.]] [[spoiler:Alucard makes it to the finale round and wins.]]
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* SympatheticSue: Lila - who knew that to be a deadly {{Knife Nut}} able to [[spoiler: slay a {{Brainwashed}} {{Praetorian Guard}} despite having no stand-up fighting experience]] you had to be malnourished and have no depth perception?
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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Both the first chapter of ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' and the last chapter of ''A Conjuring of Light'' start with Kell's coat.]]
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''A Darker Shade of Magic'' is a series by Creator/VictoriaSchwab. It is a series of 3 books, the first of which was released on the 24th Feburary 2015.
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''A Darker Shade of Magic'' is a series by Creator/VictoriaSchwab. It is a belongs to the ''Shades of Magic'' series which currently consists of 3 three books, the first of which was released on the 24th Feburary 2015.
February 2015. A sequel trilogy to ''Shades of Magic'' called ''Threads of Power'' was announced and its first installment will be published in 2019.
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# ''A Darker Shade of Magic'' (2015)
# ''A Gathering of Shadows'' (2016)
# ''A Conjuring of Light'' (2017)
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# ''A Gathering of Shadows'' (2016)
# ''A Conjuring of Light'' (2017)
[[AC: ''Threads of Power'':]]
#Untitled (expected publication: 2019)
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* EvilCounterpart: Holland is initally this to Kell, although it soon becomes clear most of the "evil" is either not his choice, or that he has [[WellIntentionedExtremist good aims but more ruthless methods]].
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he not pay for goods and services.
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he not pay for goods and services.
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* EvilCounterpart: Holland is initally initially this to Kell, although it soon becomes clear most of the "evil" is either not his choice, or that he has [[WellIntentionedExtremist good aims but more ruthless methods]].
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he does not have to pay for goods and services.
* FamedInStory: Kell is a pretty big deal in Red London. To the point that people insist he does not have to pay for goods and services.
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* GlassEye: Lila has a glass eye, due to a childhood injury. [[spoiler:This prevents her from having the mismatched eyes that would identify her as an ''Antari'']]. In ''A Conjuring of Light'', Ojka stabs her in it, breaking it, and [[spoiler: she ends up with a black glass replacement]].
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* GlassEye: Lila has a glass eye, due to a childhood injury. [[spoiler:This prevents her from having the mismatched eyes that would identify her as an ''Antari'']]. In ''A Conjuring Gathering of Light'', Shadows'', Ojka stabs her in it, breaking it, and [[spoiler: she ends up with a black glass replacement]].replacement in ''A Conjuring of Light'']].
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** The Mareshes are a milder, more heroic example. They wanted Kell to love Rhy like a brother, so he'd always protect him; unfortunately, they failed to realize that Rhy would do the same for Kell.
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** The Mareshes Mareshs are a milder, more heroic example. They wanted Kell to love Rhy like a brother, so he'd always protect him; unfortunately, they failed to realize that Rhy would do the same for Kell.
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* LeonineContract: This is how [[spoiler: Holland ends up possessed by Osaron. It's take Osaron into his body and save White London, or die in Black London of the stab wound Kell gave him.]]
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* LeonineContract: This is how [[spoiler: Holland ends up possessed by Osaron. It's take He takes Osaron into his body and save White London, or die in Black London of the stab wound Kell gave him.]]
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* TheUnreveal: In the last book, Kell [[spoiler: obtains a note with his biological parents' identities, but chooses not to read it, as the Mareshes are his real family now, and he has no interest in being roped into a quest for people who abandoned him]].
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* TheUnreveal: In the last book, Kell [[spoiler: obtains a note with his biological parents' identities, but chooses not to read it, as the Mareshes Mareshs are his real family now, and he has no interest in being roped into a quest for people who abandoned him]].
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* SympatheticSue: Lila - who knew that to be a deadly {{Knife Nut}} able to slay a {{Brainwashed}} {{Praetorian Guard}} despite having no stand-up fighting experience you had to be malnourished and have no depth perception?
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* SympatheticSue: Lila - who knew that to be a deadly {{Knife Nut}} able to [[spoiler: slay a {{Brainwashed}} {{Praetorian Guard}} despite having no stand-up fighting experience experience]] you had to be malnourished and have no depth perception?
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Lila - described as malnourished and with one eye, capable of easily dispatching foes she shouldn't be able to
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* AntiVillain: Holland. All he wants is to save his world. Unfortunately for our heroes, he'll do literally anything to achieve that goal, including torture, murder, and [[spoiler: deals with demons who want to be gods.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: White London has been doing ''very'' badly ever since Black London went under and Red London slammed their interdimensional doors shut. There's so little magic that's it's always winter and people are starving, there are human sacrifices as a matter of course, and the rulers are nearly always violent sociopaths.
* KlingonPromotion: You become the ruler of White London by murdering the previous ruler.
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After getting rid of the King of White London, the Dane Twins become the King and Queen. They are...not nice about it.
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After getting rid of the King of White London, the Dane Twins become the King and Queen. They are...not nice about it. They are actually just the latest in a string of horrible rulers; they only count as this because their immediate predecessor, [[KlingonPromotion who they poisoned]], was one of the few rulers who actually tried to be good at the job, rather than taking it for the power.
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* ActionGirl: Kell teams up with Lila Bard, a street thief who is quick to draw a knife. In the second book, all the female competitors in the Element Games are this.
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* ActionGirl: Kell teams up with Lila Bard, a street thief who is quick to draw with a knife.knife [[spoiler: and a fireball]]. In the second book, all the female competitors in the Element Games are this.
