Series

Shades of Magic series in reading order

There are 3 books in the Shades of Magic series.

Published between 2014 and 2017, in the same order they are meant to be read.

A swashbuckling fantasy adventure across parallel Londons—Grey, Red, White, and Black—each with different relationships to magic. Kell, one of the last magicians who can travel between worlds, becomes entangled in a dangerous smuggling scheme that threatens all the Londons.

All 3 books, in reading order

• 1. A Darker Shade of Magic (2014) — V.E. Schwab
• 2. A Gathering of Shadows (2015) — V. E. Schwab · 512 pages
• 3. A Conjuring of Light (2017) — V. E. Schwab · 625 pages

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