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A Conjuring of Light

A Novel

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Length 19 hours 2 minutes
Language English
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Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle. The direct sequel to A Gathering of Shadows, and the final audiobook in the Shades of Magic epic fantasy series, A Conjuring of Light sees the newly minted New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab reach a thrilling conclusion concerning the fate of beloved protagonistsā€”and old foes.

Shades of Magic series
1. A Darker Shade of Magic
2. A Gathering of Shadows
3. A Conjuring of Light

VICTORIA ā€œV. E.ā€ SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Her work has received critical acclaim, been translated into over two dozen languages, and optioned for television and film. First Kill ā€“ a YA vampire series based on Schwabā€™s short story of the same name ā€“ is now a Netflix series. When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.

Kate Reading is the recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been named by AudioFile magazine as a ā€œVoice of the Century,ā€ as well as the Best Voice in Science Fiction & Fantasy in 2008 and 2009 and Best Voice in Biography & Culture in 2010. She has narrated works by such authors as Jane Austen, Robert Jordan, Edith Wharton, and Sophie Kinsella. Reading has performed at numerous theaters in Washington D.C. and received a Helen Hayes Award for her performance in Aunt Dan and Lemon. AudioFile magazine reports that, "With subtle control of characters and sense of pacing, Kateā€™s performances are a consistent pleasure."

Michael Kramer has narrated over 100 audiobooks for many bestselling authors. He read all of Robert Jordanā€™s epic Wheel of Time fantasy-adventure series as well as Brandon Sandersonā€™s The Stormlight Archive series. He received AudioFile magazine's Earphones Award for the Kent Family series by John Jakes and for Alan Fulsom's The Day After Tomorrow. Known for his ā€œspot-on character portraits and accents, and his resonant, well-tempered voiceā€ (AudioFile), his work includes recording books for the Library of Congressā€™s Talking Books program for the blind and physically handicapped.

Kramer also works as an actor in the Washington, D.C. area, where he lives with his wife, Jennifer Mendenhall (a.k.a. Kate Reading), and their two children. He has appeared as Lord Rivers in Richard III at The Shakespeare Theatre, Howie/Merlin in The Kennedy Centerā€™s production of The Light of Excalibur, Sam Riggs and Frederick Savage in Woody Allenā€™s Central Park West/Riverside Drive, and Dr. Qari Shah in Tony Kushnerā€™s Homebody/Kabul at Theatre J.

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Reviews

"Fans of A Darker Shade of Magic will love its sequel, and fantasy fans who haven't yet read the first book in this series should hurry to catch up.ā€--Kirkus Reviews

"Full of magic, intrigue, adventure, deception, a bit of piracy...this will engage both adult and young adult fantasy readers alike.ā€--Booklist

Praise for A Darker Shade of Magic
"Compulsively readable...her characters make the book."--NPR

"[This has] all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. Its plot is gripping. Its characters are memorable. [Its setting] is otherworldly yet believable. Schwab has given us a gem of a tale...This is a book to treasure."--Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of The All Souls trilogy

ā€œInventive fantasyā€¦One for Neil Gaiman fans.ā€ā€”The Guardian

Feels like a priceless object, brought from another, better world of fantasy books. Schwab's writing is engaging and vivid...kept me engrossed by its story every bit as much as I was fascinated by its complex, multilayered world. ā€”io9.com on A Darker Shade of Magic

Londonā€™s appeal for Schwab seems to be its changeability, the way it can shift shades, from familiar to recognizable to weird to utterly alien. But for her, even the familiar has seeds of horror in it, grime and gloom and the weight of the pastā€¦Itā€™s a multiple split-screen adventure, with an engaging hero/heroine pair at its center. ā€”The Wall Street Journal on A Darker Shade of Magic

Compulsively readableā€¦her characters make the book. Just as Kell has layers, Lila is a satisfyingly rich inventionā€¦the stakes feel higher because Schwab takes the time to make a world worth getting lost in. Darker Shade Of Magic resolves its plot thoroughly, but still feels like it could be the seed of a lengthy series. With so many worlds on the map, there's plenty left to discover. ā€”NPR on A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic is as twisty-turny, dark, and gorgeous as the (multiple) Londons it winds through--I loved it! ā€”Steven Brust, author of the New York Times bestselling Vlad series

A Darker Shade of Magic is smart, funny and sexy ... and Schwab keeps the excitement coming with roller-coaster plot twists that establish her as, perhaps, the natural successor to Diana Wynne Jones's contemporary fantasy crown. ā€”The Independent (UK)

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