A woman stops Kell on his way home and asks him to take a letter to her brother in Red London, passing him the letter and payment for his trouble. The twins are bitter because long ago the people of Black London lost control of their magic and the city erupted into chaos before White London (with no help from Red London) stepped in to quell the uprising and shut the doors between dimensions. White London is a cold and inhospitable place where the people are starving. Kell brings a message to the Dane twins, Athos and Astrid, who have cast a spell over Holland to keep him under their control. She shows up at the local tavern, the Stone's Throw, where she is taken in by the owner, a man named Barron. Meanwhile, in magic-free Grey London, an intrepid thief and would-be pirate named Lila Bard kills her landlord when he tries to assault her. Holland brings Rhy a necklace as a birthday gift. While Kell is in another dimension on a diplomacy mission, his brother Prince Rhy is visited by Kell's arch nemesis, another Antari named Holland, who comes from White London. There are four Londons, existing in alternate dimensions: Grey, Red, White, and Black London, and Kell is one of the few with the magical capacity to pass between them. Kell is an Antari, a blood magician, living in the kingdom he has dubbed “Red London” with his adopted family, the Mareshes, who rule the city. NOTE: The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Schwab, V.E.
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