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A Darker Shade of Magic
- Shades of Magic, Book 1
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A Darker Shade of Magic is the incredible first installment of the Shades of Magic series, from number one New York Times best-selling author V.E. Schwab.
Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers - magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There’s Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. There’s Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. But once upon a time, there was Black London....
Critic Reviews
"A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Schwab has given us a gem of a tale...." (Deborah Harkeness)
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- S. C. Townsend
- 19-08-2023
Loved this book, had to actively try to ignore the narrator
This is a great story and I’m excited to get to the next one. For me the narrator gave the most unrealistic voices to the characters and almost ruined the book for me.
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- Annie Wilson
- 20-07-2022
A beautiful magical world
A bit of a slow burn. Beautifully woven story with magical worlds and lots of layers. The characters are complex in a good way, and left me wanting more.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-2024
Magic and adventure
Brilliant story and great characters. However, the narrator was dreadful!!! It is a credit to how good the story was that allowed me to tolerate the terrible narration. His tone was all wrong, he appeared to misinterpret the story and his female voices were embarrassing!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-06-2023
Better as a hard copy
The story was compelling enough, I loathed the narration, particularly when speaking the lead heroines lines. Couldn’t move past it. Better read than listened to. Not captivating enough to continue with this series.
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-10-2020
engaging fantasy story
very dynamic fully formed and believable characters. nice story arc. would be keen to read more and revisit these characters again 👍
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- Aly GreenSpirit
- 06-06-2022
Good but narration could be better
Great story but didn't enjoy it as much as Adie La Rue. Narrators female voices were annoying.
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- Renéessance
- 02-08-2023
slow start
I found this book hard to get into in the beginning and had to keep going back to reread chapters. However, once it took off, I really enjoyed it
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-05-2023
A Wonderful Magic System
Really enjoyed the magic system V.E Schwab has created. Captures the imagination! Would recommend for any one whose a fan of the six of crows
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-2024
Great take on a magical multiverse
A very good story, likeable and detestable characters well done with pretty good narration and an interesting start to what's probably going to be an epic tale.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-07-2024
Good story, lacking narration
Another book to show how important the narration is. While the narrator is ok when just reading the "narration" bits but still not quite able to convey tension where there should be some, he totally fails with the characters' voices. So glad the rest of the series is read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Those two are amazing. I think this narrator might have potential as he has a good voice, but please listen more to Michael and Kate or R.C. Bray or Ray Porter or Tim Gerard Reynolds! Then practise and listen back to yourself to compare to these outstanding narrators!
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