Victoria E. Schwab

#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the YearThere’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor.Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side—including the monsters within.

E se potessi vivere per sempre, ma della tua vita non rimanesse traccia perché nessuna delle persone che incontri può ricordarsi di te? Nel 1714, Adeline LaRue incontra uno sconosciuto e commette un terribile errore: sceglie l’immortalità senza rendersi conto che si sta condannando alla solitudine eterna. Tre secoli di storia, di storie, di amore, di arte, di guerra, di dolore, della solennità dei grandi momenti e della magia di quelli piccoli. Tre secoli per scegliere, anno dopo anno, di tenersi stretta la propria anima. Fino a quando, in una piccola libreria, Addie trova qualcuno che ricorda il suo nome.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab, return to the phenomenal Shades of Magic series with A Gathering of Shadows, now in a repackaged trade paperback edition.Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London.In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks like she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games—an extravagant international competition of magic, meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries—a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.But while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life, and those who were thought to be forever gone have returned. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning, and so it seems Black London has risen again—and so to keep magic's balance, another London must fall...Other books by V. E. SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRueShades of Magic seriesA Darker Shade of MagicA Gathering of ShadowsA Conjuring of LightVillains DuologyViciousVengeful

A brand-new series that expands deeper into the world of V. E. Schwab’s critically acclaimed novels Vicious and Vengeful. Set in the years between Vicious and Vengeful, ExtraOrdinary follows a teenage girl named Charlotte Tills who survives a bus crash and becomes EO – ExtraOrdinary – gaining the ability to see people’s deaths in reflective surfaces. This issue 0 leads into an all-new 4-part comic series!

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she’s struggling to get her life back. But moving on isn’t easy, not when her dreams are haunted by what happened. She knows the past is past, knows it cannot hurt her, but it feels so real. When her nightmares begin to creep into her waking hours, she starts to wonder if she’s truly safe.Meanwhile, people are vanishing without a trace, and the only thing they seem to have in common is Mackenzie. She’s sure the Archive knows more than they are letting on, but before she can prove it, she becomes the prime suspect. Unless Mac can track down the real culprit, she’ll lose everything: not only her role as Keeper, but her memories – and even her life. Can Mackenzie untangle the mystery before she herself unravels?

Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1837. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth.

Book Two in the Threads of Power series, which will be set in the same world as the Shades of Magic series.

A free story from Wesley’s POV, set a few hours after the end of The Unbound.

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Mackenzie Bishop's grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now her grandfather is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Follow Mackenzie as she explores the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking, through these two timeless novels, now bound together in this thrilling collection. With stunning prose and a captivating mixture of action, romance, and horror, The Dark Vault delves into a richly imagined world where no choice is easy and love and loss feel like two sides of the same coin.

Schwab has stated that the third book in The Archived trilogy has been outlined/plotted, although she isn't yet sure when the book will be released.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab, return to the phenomenal Shades of Magic series with A Conjuring of Light, now in a brand new trade paperback edition.As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.In the wake of tragedy, Kell—once assumed to be the last surviving Antari—begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace—but never common—thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.Other books by V. E. SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRueShades of Magic seriesA Darker Shade of MagicA Gathering of ShadowsA Conjuring of LightVillains DuologyViciousVengeful

From #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab, return to the beginning of the phenomenal Shades of Magic series with A Darker Shade of Magic, now in a brand new trade paperback editionKell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.Other books by V. E. Schwab The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Shades of Magic series A Darker Shade of Magic A Gathering of Shadows A Conjuring of Light Villains Duology Vicious Vengeful

Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows ... unless it's the other way around? Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have survived two haunted cities while travelling for her parents' TV show. But nothing can prepare Cass for New Orleans, which wears all of its hauntings on its sleeve. In a city of ghost tours and tombs, raucous music and all kinds of magic, Cass could get lost in all the colourful, grisly local legends. And the city's biggest surprise is a foe Cass never expected to face: a servant of Death itself. Cass takes on her most dangerous challenge yet...

Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic sequence, this third volume in the all-original comic book adventure series sees the saga of the the story begun in The Steel Prince - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy! Once just a single ship, now the pirate fleet of the Rebel Army numbers in its thousands. Made up of traitors from each of the three empires, the fleet, who once made the open waters of the Blood Coast their home, have set their sights on establishing their own land based empire with London as their capital. The Rebel Army is a battalion made up of traitors to each of the three empires, who've claimed the open waters of the Blood Coast as their territory. Led by a Faroan, a Veskan, and an Arnesian (Rowan, the Antari from the Night of Knives), the RA started as a rag-tag gang, a single ship, but in the last few months, they've gained momentum. Once content to claim the open water as their empire, they've grown in ambition, and scope, and now they're claiming ports, creeping toward a full-on land assault. Their goal? London. But first, they'll have to cross Verose, where Maxim, Isra, and the royal guard are waiting.

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic sequence, this all-original comic book adventure continues the story begun in The Steel Prince - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy! The young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, having faced the terror of the Pirate Queen, now aims to capture the respect of the combative port town of Verose - by taking the impossible challenges of the Night of Knives... and surviving, where none has survived before! These are the hidden, secret adventures of Maxim, from long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic! Collects Shades of Magic #5-8: Night of Knives

A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions--V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Great partnerships--now soured on the vine. But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's gained the control she always sought--and will use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She'll do whatever it takes, from taking over the mob to collecting her own sidekicks, and even leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. With Marcella's rise, new enmities create surprising opportunity--and the stage of Merit will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning. *Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now*

A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end? In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question. Listening Length: 9 hours and 55 minutes

Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don't go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate’s western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood… From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and A Darker Shade of Magic comes a standalone novel where The Secret Garden meets Stardust.

Magie, Intrigen, Täuschung, Abenteuer – und Piraten. »Die Beschwörung des Lichts« von V.E. Schwab ist das große Finale der Weltenwanderer-Trilogie um die vier unterschiedlichen Versionen von London. »Wie tötet man einen Gott?« Diese Frage stellen sich Lila und Kell, als die Dunkelheit ihre Heimat, das Rote London, erfasst. Osaron, die finsterste Ausgeburt des Schwarzen London, hat in kurzer Zeit die Macht in der Stadt an sich gerissen. Und er möchte vor allem eins: verehrt werden. Selbst die stärksten Magier des Reiches kommen nicht gegen ihn an, also schmieden Kell und Lila einen verzweifelten Plan. Zusammen mit dem von seiner Familie verstoßenen Piraten Emery Alucard und dem zwielichtigen Antari Holland machen sie sich auf die Suche nach einem magischen Artefakt, das selbst Osaron in die Schranken weisen kann. »›Die Beschwörung des Lichts‹ ist pure Magie und der krönende Abschluss einer großartigen Serie. Die Weltenwanderer-Trilogie ein Wendepunkt in der Fantasy-Literatur, die das Genre durch ihre Originalität und meisterhafte Sprache neu belebt hat. Sie wird unseren Blick auf die phantastische Literatur auf Jahre hinaus prägen – Schwabs Bücher sind Kult und jetzt schon Klassiker des Genres.« Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog Die Weltenwanderer-Trilogie: Band 1: Vier Farben der Magie Band 2: Die Verzauberung der Schatten Band 3: Die Beschwörung des Lichts

Die Stadt London gibt es vier Mal – im grauen wohnt die Langeweile, im weißen der Hass und im schwarzen das Nichts. Doch im Roten London, da wohnt die Magie … Vier Monate ist es her, dass Kell gegen die dunkelste Form der Magie gekämpft hat. Noch immer leidet der Antari unter Albträumen, und die gewiefte Taschendiebin Delilah Bard, kurz Lila, geht ihm einfach nicht aus dem Kopf. Sie hat sich inzwischen jedoch einen Traum erfüllt: Sie segelt mit dem Nachtfalken über die Meere der Welt. Das Rote London steht ganz im Taumel des Spiels der Elemente, einem Turnier, bei dem Magier aus aller Welt ihre Kräfte messen. Auch Kell will antreten. Während zahlreiche Gäste, darunter der berüchtigte Pirat Alucard Emery, in die Stadt kommen, bemerkt jedoch niemand, wie ein anderes London aus seinem düsteren Schlaf erwacht und diejenigen wiederkehren, die als für immer verloren galten. Ein Abenteuer mit liebenswerten Figuren, düsteren Überraschungen und jeder Menge Wortwitz in der atemberaubenden Welt der vier London.

Launching a new trilogy in the Shades of Magic universe, an enchanting and thrilling epic fantasy from the international sensation, V. E. Schwab, perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Kerri Maniscalco, Leigh Bardugo and R. F. Kuang. Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. Seven years since Kell, Lila and Holland stood against Osaron, a desperate battle that saved the worlds of Red, Grey and White London. Seven years since Kell’s magic was shattered, and Holland lost his life. Now Rhy Maresh rules Red London with his new family – his queen, Nadiya, their daughter Ren, and his consort, Alucard. But his city boils with conspiracy and rebellion, fuelled by rumours he is causing magic to fade from the word. Now Kosika, a child Antari, sits on the throne of White London. The new queen leads her people in new rituals of sacrifice and blood in devotion to the altar of Holland Vosijk, summoning vast power she may not be able to control. Now Lila and Kell, living free on the waves, are charged by the captain of the Floating Market to retrieve an immensely powerful artefact, stolen by secretive forces. Now Tes, a young woman with a knack for fixing broken things, is thrust into the affairs of Antari and kings, traitors and thieves. And only her unique powers can weave the threads of power together. A triumphant return to the worlds of The Shades of Magic, The Fragile Threads of Power continues the stories of fan-favourite characters Kell, Lila, Rhy and Alucard, and introduces a new generation of magic, shadows and embers in the dark.

Nigdy nie módl się do bogów, którzy odpowiadają po zmroku. Francja, rok 1714. Uciekająca sprzed ołtarza młoda dziewczyna imieniem Adeline popełnia niewyobrażalny błąd. Zawiera umowę z diabłem. Faustowski pakt nakłada na nią ograniczenie – możliwość wiecznego życia bez szansy na bycie zapamiętaną przez kogokolwiek – dlatego Addie decyduje się opuścić swoją wioskę, albowiem straciła wszystko. Dziewczyna jest zdeterminowana znaleźć dla siebie właściwe miejsce, nawet jeśli została skazana na wieczną samotność. Ale czy na pewno? Każdego roku, w dniu jej urodzin, tajemniczy Luc przychodzi z wizytą i pyta, czy Addie jest już gotowa, by oddać mu swą duszę. Ich mroczna i ekscytująca gra będzie trwać przez wieki. Minie trzysta lat, zanim Addie odwiedzi ukrytą w Nowym Jorku księgarnię i pozna kogoś, kto zapamięta jej imię – i nagle wszystko znów zmieni się na zawsze. W stylu Żony podróżnika w czasie i Życia po życiu, Niewidzialne życie Addie LaRue jest wymykającą się wszystkim gatunkom opowieścią, która wciąż nie przestaje królować na listach bestsellerów New York Timesa!

The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy. All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story “The Ash-Born Boy” and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.

Frankrijk, 1714. Als Adeline LaRue wordt uitgehuwelijkt, smeekt ze om meer tijd en een leven in vrijheid. Haar wens gaat in vervulling, maar tegen een vreselijke prijs. Addie zal eeuwig leven, en is gedoemd te worden vergeten door iedereen die ze ontmoet. Zelfs haar ouders vergeten hun dochter op slag en jagen haar hun huis uit. Ontheemd en alleen begint Addie aan een betoverend avontuur dat eeuwen en continenten omspant. Van de achttiende-eeuwse salons van Parijs tot de straten van het moderne New York: Addie leert overal overleven. Maar terwijl haar tijdgenoten de geschiedenisboeken in gaan, blijft Addie onopgemerkt bestaan. Dag na dag, jaar na jaar. Tot ze op een dag een boekhandel in stapt en iemand haar voor het eerst in driehonderd jaar herkent...