A Darker Shade of Magic vs London: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Darker Shade of Magic A Darker Shade of Magic V. E. Schwab · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.1 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Light

STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS. Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magic…

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Cover of London London Edward Rutherfurd · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.0 829 pages · ≈ 15 h 21 m · Moderate
“Many times since the Earth was young, the place had lain under the sea.”

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

A Darker Shade of MagicLondon
Hardcover 3.9 (1520) 3.9 (37)
Google Books 5.0 (1) 1.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (929) 4.0 (216)

Reception

A Darker Shade of MagicLondon
Ratings 1520 216
Editions 17 11
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 3856 233584
Pages 400 829

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