That isn’t apparent most of the book, as the pacing is generally fabulous. Schwab’s created a world that feels like we’re only seeing a tiny sliver of (particularly when characters like Cora or Sol-in-Air are around).Ī CONJURING OF LIGHT is longer than the other books. I loved that this book allowed us to explore more of the world – like Lila’s chapters aboard the Night Spire did in A GATHERING OF SHADOWS. It’s both sad and so necessary for both of them to grow. I find myself loving Rhy and Alucard more and more with every read. Rhy and Kell remains my favourite, and I love the way the book ends around them. The relationships – namely Rhy/Kell, Rhy/Alucard, and Kell/Lila – are the highlight. Add to your shelves here.Ī CONJURING OF LIGHT is a fully addictive and wonderful conclusion to the trilogy. It starts off exactly where the previous ends, concluding that cliffhanger and raising the stakes higher. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.Īnd an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.

Lila Bard, once a commonplace – but never common – thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive? Kell – once assumed to be the last surviving Antari – begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties.

Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point.

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