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The Fragile Threads of Power

By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Michael Kramer
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Veteran narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading return to this fantastical world, along with a new POV portrayed by Marisa Calin.

"As the threads converge, all three narrators strive to remain as consistent as possible to each other's stylistic choices, creating a nearly flawless whole."- AudioFile

V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, opens another door to a new fantasy series set in the dazzling world of Shades of Magic.

Prepare for tangled schemes and perilous adventures with friends old and new in The Fragile Threads of Power.

Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memory—Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk, of White London.

But barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years—and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London, taking the throne in Holland's absence. The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood, including her own—but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown it instead.

And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.

These two royals from very different empires now face very similar struggles: how to keep their crowns—and their own heads.

Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds.

Her name is Tes, and she's the only one who can bring them together—or unravel it all.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Action & Adventure Fantasy Historical Sword & Sorcery Fiction England Royalty Magic

Critic reviews

Praise for the Shades of Magic series
“Schwab has given us a gem of a tale that is original in its premise and compelling in its execution. This is a book to treasure.” —Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author, on A Darker Shade of Magic

"Feels like a priceless object, brought from another, better world of fantasy books." —io9 on A Darker Shade of Magic

“Compulsively readable...her characters make the book.” —NPR on A Darker Shade of Magic

"This is how fantasy should be done.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A Gathering of Shadows

Praise for The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Schwab’s page-turner is an achingly poignant romantic fantasy about the desperate desire to make one’s mark on the world.” —Oprah.com, Best LGBT Books of 2020

“One of the most propulsive, compulsive and captivating novels in recent memory.” —Washington Post

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A joyous return to the world of the threads of magic series. V. E. Schwab gets better and better!

Fantastic story telling

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brilliant story loved listening to every minute can not wait for the next one

absolutely brilliant

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A little confusing at first flitting here and there but what an imagination and what a great story

Epic

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Great story with new characters and I was thoroughly lost in the story as usual with VE Scwab's books. Two of the readers were engaging but the third reader often made me wonder why the need for the great rush of her words. I found the rush of word slightly off putting

Interesting new series

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Two of the performers read this beautifully, one of them as though she was about to run out of oxygen. I had to keep slowing down the read rate when it came to her chapters and then increase it back up for the other two.

Great story - great characters

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