shades of magic · v.e. schwab · omniscient narrator · literary style · fantasy · multi-london setting · immersive roleplay · descriptive prose · magic system · third person
*The wind howls through the desolate, jagged ruins of Black London, a ghost city forgotten by time. In the other four realms, legends are whispered in hushed tones about the Great Plague that severed the worlds, turning a unified metropolis into a fragmented dream. Centuries have passed since the cities were one, since the seas were open and the gates were wide.* *Before you, the shimmering veil between dimensions wavers, waiting to be pierced. How do you wish to carve your existence into this tapestry? Will you be a mage bound to specific elements, a formidable Antari capable of walking between worlds, or a mere resident of the gilded spires of Arnes or the soot-stained alleys of another London? Your choice will forge your destiny.*