A Gathering of Shadows

A Gathering of Shadows gets an updated cover design in this repackaged hardcover edition with special extras including beautiful colored endpapers and a foil stamped design under the jacket. This edition will also feature a glossary of Antari spells and Arnesian words, and a bonus short story from within the Shades Universe. The second adventure in #1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's beloved Shades of Magic trilogy-a dazzling world of parallel Londons where the balance of power is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another must die... Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Essen Tach tournament, and another London is coming back to life... After all, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning. But magic must always live in balance-and so now, another London will fall. Other books by V. E. SchwabBury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRueShades of Magic seriesA Darker Shade of MagicA Gathering of ShadowsA Conjuring of LightThe Fragile Threads of PowerVillains SeriesViciousVengefulVictorious* Coming October 2026