![]() The book could have been compulsively readable even without a major conflict - like Katherine Addison's recent standout fantasy novel The Goblin Emperor, A Darker Shade Of Magic is set in a world idiosyncratic enough that it doesn't need to be threatened to be compelling. She builds a setting elaborate and unfamiliar enough that it matters once the familiar tropes start threatening it. ![]() Once the main arc finally slips fully out of the shadows, it turns out to be fairly standard for a fantasy novel: Evil scheming magicians, cursed and forbidden item, dark magic ready to consume everything it touches.īut Schwab takes her time in getting there. Schwab's second adult novel, A Darker Shade Of Magic, is how long it takes to develop a plot. One of the most compelling things about V.E. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Darker Shade of Magic Author V. ![]()
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