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Kell is an Antari, one of only two known people who can travel between worlds. He resides in Red London but can travel to Grey and White London. Black London was sealed off from the others when the magic there became too powerful. Kell also smuggles artifacts between worlds which is illegal. When Kell ends up with a forbidden artifact he flees to Grey London and runs into pickpocket and aspiring pirate Delilah "Lila" Bard. It took awhile to set up the different worlds but once Lila enters the pi
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Good premise; sophomoric writing.
Quite fun and enjoyable!
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This was a 3.5 read for me.
An engaging well-constructed fantasy series opener. I was intrigued by the concept of parallel Londons, and liked how we are introduced to Grey London which is Victorian London and without magic, Red London where life is good and magic flourishes, White London where the strong prey on the weak and magic is about control, and Black London which is supposedly destroyed as it was consumed by magic and is not mentioned. The plot is creative and suspenseful as the author sl ...more
An engaging well-constructed fantasy series opener. I was intrigued by the concept of parallel Londons, and liked how we are introduced to Grey London which is Victorian London and without magic, Red London where life is good and magic flourishes, White London where the strong prey on the weak and magic is about control, and Black London which is supposedly destroyed as it was consumed by magic and is not mentioned. The plot is creative and suspenseful as the author sl ...more
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