Today, I’m introducing a book that should most definitely be on your to read list, A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab! Read on to see Schwab’s answer to the question I asked her and make sure to enter the giveaway for a finished copy of A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC with a double-sided poster, courtesy of Tor Books!
A Darker Shade of Magic
Author: V.E. Schwab
Series: A Darker Shade of Magic #1
Genre: Adult, Fantasy
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Publisher: Tor Books
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Summary:
Step into a universe of daring adventure, thrilling power, and multiple Londons.
Kell is one of the last Travelers — magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magical city.
There’s Grey London, dirty and boring without any magic, and with one mad king – George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered – and where Kell was raised alongside Rhys Maresh, the roguish heir to a flourishing empire. White London – a place where people fight to control magic and the magic fights back, draining the city 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, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpse of a world they’ll never see. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.
Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cutpurse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a dangerous enemy, then finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.
Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive.
Kell is one of the last Travelers — magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magical city.
There’s Grey London, dirty and boring without any magic, and with one mad king – George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered – and where Kell was raised alongside Rhys Maresh, the roguish heir to a flourishing empire. White London – a place where people fight to control magic and the magic fights back, draining the city 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, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between royals of each London. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpse of a world they’ll never see. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.
Fleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cutpurse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a dangerous enemy, then finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.
Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive.
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I have four tattoos, a fear of being buried alive, and an intense dislike of sudden loud noises after being caught in the middle of a shoot-out at a fairgrounds when I was 10.
Some Praise For A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC:
V. E. SCHWAB’s first adult novel, Vicious, debuted to critical praise and reader accolades. Schwab is the author of YA novels The Near Witch, The Archived, and The Unbound, and the Everyday Angel series for middle grade readers
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Want to win a copy of A Darker Shade of Magic with one double-sided signed poster that features both the US and the UK covers? Enter the giveaway below! It is open to EVERYONE. ;D
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- This contest is open INTERNATIONALLY.
- The giveaway will run until March 25, 2015.
- You must be 18 years or older, or have parents’ permission to enter.
- All your entries will be disqualified if you pickup entries for something you haven’t done. (I had to do this for so many of my last giveaways, please don’t make me do this again.)
- If you only use ONE account to do all these tasks and enter under different names, they will still only constitute as ONE entry.
- If the winner does not respond to my e-mail within 48 hours, I will have to choose another winner.
- I am not responsible for any items lost in the mail.
I am always looking for new books and authors. Haven’t read V.E. Schwab’s books yet but looking forward to it. :D
I haven’t read any of her books. If fortunate enough then this will be the first time I’m gonna have a chance to read one of her works. :D Base from the excerpt I’ve read, it sounds interesting. I’m gonna read it.
I’ve never read anything by V. E. Schwab but I heard so many amazing things about her books that I can’t wait to get my hands on one of them! ADSOM sounds like a really great read.
I have Vicious in my TBR pile but I still haven’t got to read it, but I got the sampler for A Darker Shade of Magic and loved it!! So I’m extremely excited to get to read the full book!!
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I have heard great things about Ms Schwab’s books but unfortunately have not read any yet but because this one sounds so fascinating I am just going to get at least one of her books to download right now. I cannot believe that I have not bought any of Victoria’s books before and I am always looking for something unique in books that I read and A Darker Shade of Magic fits that category! Looking forward to reading about all those alternate Londons and thanks for the giveaway ladies and good luck everyone”
I absolutely LOVED Vicious, so now I reallllly want to read this too!
I’m excited to read this because 1. I’m moving to London and 2. I’ve adored her previous works.
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I am looking forward to reading A Darker Shade of Magic because I love alternate reality books and am especially this one about Red Grey and White Londons and it sounds fascinating! I look forward to reading Viscous which has been on my to read pile for quite a while now. Thanks for the giveaway ladies and good luck everyone.
I’m really excited to get to read one of her books :) I’ve been really wanting to and I’m happy to know she’s written more.
I loved Vicious and the sample from A Darker Shade of Magic was AMAZING! I can’t wait to read the rest. Thanks for sharing. :)
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I’ve never read V.E. Schwab before, but A Darker Shade has generated so much buzz that I’m really looking forward to it!
Ever since you introduced in your blog your love and excitement for her works you got me curious. And i already have this on my tbr list this month. So i really really hope i get lucky enough to win this :) thanks for another fab give away! Have a good day Kelly!
OMG IM SO EXCITED I CANT BREATHE
I have yet to read one of VE Scwab’s books, but I hope to amend that with Vicious soon . . .
Since I’ve heard about her new book and read the description I knew I wanted to read that book!
This book is sooooo awesome! :D I got it finally yesterday and I read it yesterday and today my review is up lol. :P My tour stop is on Monday, yay!
Bieke @ Istyria book blog recently posted…ARC Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
I love her books! I’ve read Vicious and her YA books The Archived & The Unbound (Templeton!). Ahh I can’t wait for this one!
Thanks for this giveaway :)
I can’t wait to read A Darker Shade of Magic!! I loved The Archived and I believe this book will be awesome too!!!
I’m almost done with this book right now and I love it!! I’ll be finishing it tonight if I get my way. It’s so fast paced and gripping :) You’re right , it should be on everyone’s TBR haha. I am now a VE Schwab fan and I can’t wait to read more of her.
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I’m currently reading Vicious and I’m enjoying it. I haven’t read her other books but I heard nothing but good things about them. I’m excited about A Darker Shade of Magic.
THank so much <-< I really want to read miss Schwab because one od my blogger friends is soo in love with her :) and I am so curious :D
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This sounds amazing!
I haven’t read any of V. Schwab’s books but I’m rather excited to read A Darker Shade of Magic!
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I need this book in my life! I’m so excited for it!
I am SO EXCITED for A Darker Shade of Magic. I loved Vicious, I loved The Unbound even more, and I won’t be surprised if I love ADSOM EVEN MORE. (If that’s even possible.)
I’ve never read any of her books but I saw this cover just drew me in! I absolutely love it!
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I’ve heard nothing but excellent things about her books! Def want to give this one a go!
Thank you for the giveaway! I have been waiting quite some time for this book!
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I’ve read Vicious, The Archived and The Unbound. I love all of them! And the idea of an alternate London is so exciting! I really want to read A Darker Shade of Magic because of its author’s talent and its thematic.
Thanks for the giveaway,
Dani.
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I’m so excited for this book! Thank you for the giveaway!
I am really excited for this book. I haven’t read any Victoria Schwab, but I keep hearing such glowing things about her and this book that I can’t wait to get my hands on it! I’m really intrigued by the idea of the several different Londons and the system of magic.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love V.E. Schwab and her writing and her brilliant worlds!! They’re all brilliant and I can’t even express how much I’m DYING to get my hands on this book. I NEED it. I need it SO bad!! I’ve been wanting for it ever since she first started hinting about it on Twitter.
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Totally loved Vicious and ADSOM! Basically I’ll read anything by her
I really need to check out her YA at somepoint still though, haha.
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I only discovered Victoria Schwab’s writing last year, but she has quickly become an auto-buy author because Vicious and The Archived were some of my favorite reads last year. I am eager to read more from her and am absolutely dying to get my hands on A Darker Shade of Magic!
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I’m so excited about this book! I read Victoria Schwab’s other adult novel Vicious as well and thought it was super good! I really like her style and the way she captivates the reader. Once I start a book of hers I can’t put it down.
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If i win, this is the first time I’m reading one of her books and i’m so excited! I look forward to discovering awesome authors.
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i am very excited about the book !!
thx u for the chance of win :)
I absolutely adore her books. The Archived Series has been wonderful and there are no words for my love of Vicious. Victor Vale is my spirit animal.
Gorgeous post Kelly :D I am so excited about this book! So many have loved it. <3 And I want it so badly. Sigh. Waiting for my pre-ordered UK copy to arrive :) I have only read two of her previous books so far, but I loved them. <3 and cannot wait to read more :D She's all kinds of awesome. Thank you for sharing this amazing tour post sweetie. <3 And thank you so much for the giveaway too :D
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I am so excited to read this! It sounds amazing and it’ll be my first V.E.Schwab book (With the exception of the first 10 pages of Vicious that I read in a bookstore), so that’s pretty exciting!
I haven’t read any of Schwab’s books, but a lot of bloggers and friends whose opinion I trust with my life have given glowing reviews, so I’m looking forward to reading this book!
I haven’t read anything by Victoria Schwab yet, but I know she’s an amazing writer based on what everyone has been saying about Vicious, ADSOM and her Archived series! I need to get on it soon :x
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Whoops, I ticked the ‘left a blog post comment’ and then realised it was on the review page. Doh!
Schwab sounds like a great author & I can’t wait for the series to be closer to completion before I start reading it because I hate the long wait between books.
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I really liked The Archived, which I read a month ago. Her writing-style is amazing and I’ve heard nothing but good things about this one. SMUGGLER. Parallel universes. Magic. I’m so in.
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I can’t wait to read this!! Everyone seems to like it and come on three different Londons? It’s going to be brilliant I know it. I haven’t read any of her books before but I have since realised that a fair few of them have accumulated on my to-read list. This one is definitely one to start on I think.
I haven’t read any of Victoria Schwab’s books yet but I’m so freaking excited for A Darker Shade of Magic!
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I’ve never read anything by V. E. Schwab but I am looking forward to reading this book. Thanks for the giveaway!
I just started reading The Archived by Victoria Schwab and it is incredibly awesome so far! I will definitely be reading more of her work.
Awesome giveaway and thank you for the lovely opportunity!
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I’ve never read a book by Victoria but I own The Archived and I’ll be reading that real soon. Also I follow her on twitter and instagram and she’s just the nicest person. ALL THE EXCITE FOR A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC!!
I’ve never read any of Victoria’s books but I own The Archived and hope to read that real soon. But I follow her on twitter and instagram and she’s just the nicest person. ALL THE EXCITE FOR A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC!!
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I can´t wait to read ADSOM! This book sounds like an amazing advanturous ride to me. I loove the idea of grey, red and white London and travelling between parallel universe – like a Doctow Who :D . And I´m really curious what was the black London about (I did the quiz and my result was the black one) :)
I haven’t read any of her books but I’ve heard such fantastic things about Vicious that I recently ordered it. I’m really excited to read it. Thank you for the giveaway. :)
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I absolutely love Victoria!! She’s an amazing author <3 Thanks for the giveaway!
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Excited to read this! <3
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I love Victoria Schwab! I can’t wait to read this one. Love your instagram btw
I haven’t read any books yet by V. E. Schwab. I’m planning on reading Vicious soon. I can’t wait until I can read ADSOM . I have heard many great things about that book.
I LOVE Schwab’s books! My favorite is Vicious by her and I’m so excited about A Darker Shade of Magic.
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Unfortunately, I haven’t read her yet, but I can’t wait to!
I’ve never read a book by Victoria Schwab but literally all of her books are on my tbr so I’m hoping to read them soon!!! Also, this one sounds so interesting and omg look at that cover. I’ve heard so many good things about it, so I’m really looking forward to it!!
Victoria Schwab’s books are jsut amazing and I thank Jessethereader for introducing me to her books everyday!
The Archived and The Unbound are two of my favourites. Schwab’s writing is so rich and fluent, I can’t wait to delve into the world of her creation once more.
I love alternate universes and this book brings something new to it with the introduction of magical systems! Can’t wait, thanks for the giveaway x
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The entire promotional package for this book has been amazing. I cannot wait to read this book. Beautiful cover too. Just… there’s nothing about A Darker Shade of Magic that I do not love so far.
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I’m so excited for this book, and I am just so in love with that cover. I hope I win this!
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I’m so excited to read A Darker Shade of Magic! I loved The Archived and The Unbound by V.E. Schwab. Can’t wait for book 3! WESLEY <3
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I am so excited to read A Darker Shade Of Magic, I really like Victoria’s writing and books. Sadly I haven’t been able to get adsom yet, because it’s extremely expensive to get here for some reason.
Thank you Kelly! I’m really looking forward to reading this book and the hype is going crazy in the Booktube world.
I actually haven’t read any of V.E. Schwab’s books but I’ve heard so many amazing things about all of them and would really like to soon!
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I haven’t read any of her books yet though I’m dying to get my hands on Vicious and now ADSOM!
I’ve never read anything by V. E. Shwab but I’ve been hearing amazing things about ADSOM everywhere I just can’t wait to read it! That hardcover edition looks so beautiful I just can’t, I need to own it!
Thank you for the giveaway :)
I haven’t read any V. E. Schwab’s work yet but I’ve seen so many good reviews of A Darker Shade of Magic that’s why I’m pretty pumped up to read this book. Honestly, it had me at “magic”. I took the Buzzfeed and I’m from Black London. I have listened to a sample audio of the book here and it’s awesooomee: http://www.tantorlibrary.com/mp3/F1075_DarkerShade.mp3
I am very excited for this book. The story seems great and I can’t wait to read it.
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I have heard many great things about A Darker Shade of Magic (mainly from Katytastic on youtube) and I am so excited! I can’t wait to get a copy so I can start it!:)
Super excited to read A Darker Shade of Magic (thank you so much for the giveaway