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A swashbuckling, shadowy romp through parallel cities where magic is a living, breathing, and deeply dangerous thing. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Darker Shade of Magic.
- shadowy
- vibrant
- swashbuckling
- perilous
- 01
A Conjuring of Light
V. E. Schwab
A breathless, shadow-drenched race against time where beloved rogues and broken heroes bleed for a dying world.
- 02
A Gathering of Shadows
V. E. Schwab
A glittering, high-stakes magical tournament masks a creeping, shadowy dread in this swashbuckling fantasy.
- 03
A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness
A cozy, autumnal plunge into hidden magical societies, ancient manuscripts, and a slow-burn romance steeped in history and fine wine.
- 04
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard
A glittering, treacherous plunge into a world where power is everything and anyone can be a traitor.
- 05
The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
A witty, gaslamp-lit heist across alternate realities where books are the ultimate currency and magic bleeds into the cobblestones.
- 06
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
A hallucinatory, grief-fueled puzzle box of bone magic and shattered memories that demands you surrender to its brilliant chaos.
- 07
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
A magical romp through 1983 London where fighting booksellers police the boundaries of myth and reality.
- 08
City of Ghosts
Victoria Schwab
A delightfully chilly romp through haunted cobblestone streets that balances genuine spooks with the warmth of an unbreakable friendship.
- 09
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
A wintry, glamorous plunge into a world where light and darkness collide, fueled by intoxicating romantic tension and the thrill of discovering hidden power.
- 10
The Magician'S Land
Lev Grossman
A contemporary epic that weaves expansive magic into the grounded lives of college students.
- 11
The Black Jewels Trilogy
Anne Bishop
A dark, high-stakes descent into occult politics where immense magical power makes an innocent girl the ultimate prize.
- 12
The magician's apprentice
Trudi Canavan
A classic tale of untapped potential that balances the cozy thrill of magical apprenticeship with the looming shadow of war.
