A Darker Shade of Magic

Kell is one of the last Travelers — magicians with a rare,coveted ability to travel between parallel universes — as suchhe can choose where he lands. There’s Grey Londondirty and boringwithout any magicruled by a mad King George. Then there’s Red Londonwhere life and magic are reveredand the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White Londonruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne — a place where people fight to control magicand the magic fights backdraining the city to its very bones. And once upon a timethere was Black London … but no one speaks of that now. OfficiallyKell is the Red Travelerpersonal ambassador and adopted Prince of Red Londoncarrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. UnofficiallyKell is a smugglerservicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see — a dangerous hobbyand one that has set him up for accidental treason. Fleeing into Grey LondonKell runs afoul of Delilah Barda cut-purse with lofty aspirationsfirst robs himthen saves him from a dangerous enemyand then forces him to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. But perilous magic is afootand treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worldsKell and Lila will first need to stay alive — and that is proving trickier than they hoped.