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A Conjuring of Light
776 pages
A breathless, shadow-drenched race against time where beloved rogues and broken heroes bleed for a dying world.
What it feels like
Reading this finale feels like sprinting through a collapsing city. It is a propulsive, shadow-drenched experience that plunges you immediately into the fallout of a shattered world, demanding that you hold your breath as beloved characters are pushed to their absolute limits. The prose is cinematic and sensory, painting a vivid picture of creeping darkness and visceral, blood-soaked magic, while still leaving room for the sharp, wry banter of swashbuckling rogues. There is a profound sense of desperation woven into the atmosphere, balanced by the fierce, beating heart of found family and the agonizing beauty of sacrifice. It will thoroughly delight readers who crave high-stakes, character-driven fantasy where the emotional toll of saving the world is just as devastating as the villains trying to destroy it.
- Mood
- shadow-drenched
- desperate
- epic
- bittersweet
- Tone
- urgent
- cinematic
- dramatic
- wry
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- burden of power · found family · sacrifice and redemption · corrupting ambition · cost of survival
- The writing
- Cinematic and sensory, balancing sharp, witty dialogue with sweeping, atmospheric descriptions of magic and decay.
- The arc
- Plunges immediately into desperate, high-stakes chaos, winding through agonizing sacrifices before reaching a hard-won, bittersweet catharsis.
- Who it's for
- Fans of character-driven fantasy who love swashbuckling rogues, intricate magic systems, and intense found-family dynamics pushed to the brink.
Content notes
- violence
- blood magic
- character death
- grief
- torture
About the book
Witness the fate of beloved heroes--and enemies.
THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED.... The precarious equilibrium among the four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise.
WHO WILL CRUMBLE? Kell--once assumed to be the last surviving Antari--begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive?
WHO WILL RISE? Lila Bard, once a commonplace--but never common--thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magic trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.
WHO WILL TAKE CONTROL? And an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay.
This description comes from the publisher. A Conjuring of Light is the third book in the Shades of Magic series, the first of which is A Darker Shade of Magic.
Description from Open Library.
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