She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.įleeing into Grey London, Kell runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see. Officially, Kell is the Red Traveler, ambassador of the Maresh empire, carrying the monthly correspondences between the royals of each London. And once upon a time, there was Black London. White London-a place where people fight to control magic, and the magic fights back, draining the city to its very bones. Red London, where life and magic are revered-and where Kell was raised alongside Rhys Maresh, the rougish heir to a flourishing empire. There’s Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king-George III. ![]() Kell is one of the last Travelers-magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes, connected by one magical city. It’s a perfect time to read – or reread – A Darker Shade of Magic before the paperback edition of A Conjuring of Light comes out March 13th.
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