The huge cliffhanger that we were left on at the end of AGOS gets resolved and the plot for the book is set as they have to find a way to stop Osaron.ĪCOL sees Osaron take over Red London and Kell, Lila, Alucard and Holland (yes Holland is back and has a lot of character development too) must work together to seek of an object that could stop Osaron’s take over of Red London. The book starts off pretty much where AGOS left and it was heartbreaking and action-filled right from the beginning without so much as a breath to take in between all the drama. It was such a beautiful end to an awesome trilogy that I will never forget – the shades of magic series is one of my favourite ever and I want everyone to read this series. Schwab has such an amazing way with words I seriously don’t know how she does it – building a completely insane but brilliant world filled with magic and the most wild and crazy characters, each with their own stories and past. I can’t believe this series is at an end. Kell must do all he can to save his family, joined by the adventure-seeking Lila and nobleman Alucard as they sail out to find a way of beating dark magic. Friends and foe join together to protect the city and its people, love and magic blossoms as well as power being tested and the grief of a city losing to darkness. And what a sad world that would be.”ĭarkness is spreading through Red London and the Antari must leave the city and travel in order to find a way to stop this great power which is threatening to destroy their world. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid love. The more we love, the more we have to lose.

“Love and loss,” he said, of “are like a ship and the sea. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.Īnd an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay.” But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.

Lila Bard, once a commonplace – but never common – thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials.

And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive? Kell – once assumed to be the last surviving Antari – begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. “ THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED…

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