#fragile threads

[torpublishinggroup]

#1 NYT bestselling author V.E. Schwab returns to the dazzling worlds of Shades of Magic with a fantastical, perilous, and intrigue-tangled new series-starter: The Fragile Threads of Power,with commissioned artwork of Kell and Lila by lasq.draws.

WHAT’S IT ABOUT

Once, the four worlds sat nestled like pages in a book, connected with fantastical power to a single city: London. But the magic pulsed. It grew too fast, and the doors between worlds were sealed in a desperate gamble at protection.

The few magicians able to open these doors grew rarer as time passed, and now only three are known in recent memory. Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk of White London have hardly been glimpsed for the last seven years. A new magician rises to claim the throne of White London: She is Kosika, who burns with religious fervor and will feed her city with blood, including her own.

And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one that promises to correct the power by razing the throne entirely.

These two royals from very different empires face mirror struggles: Keep their crowns. Keep their heads. And amidst a tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with unusual magic comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds.

Her name is Tes, and she will bring the worlds together, or unravel it all.

#tor books #v e schwab #ve schwab #fragile threads #the fragile threads of power #shades of magic #lasq.draws #urban fantasy #new books #booklr #tbr #kell #lila

[antaripirate]

delilah bard:

#five days till threads #i’m feeling so overwhelmed #i wish i could explain how much it means to me that v is bringing us home to these characters and these worlds #i have a big post in my drafts with some thoughts #idk if i’ll post it #it’s probably really cringe to most people #anyway #lila bard means the world to me #adsom #a darker shade of magic #a conjuring of light #a gathering of shadows #shades of magic #v e schwab #lila bard #delilah bard #fragile threads #the fragile threads of power #threads of power

[luciehercndale]

2023 books a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab (reread)

Magic was a living thing---that, everyone knew---but to Kell it felt like more, like a friend, like family. It was, after all, a part of him (much more than it was a part of most) and he couldn't help feeling like it knew what he was saying, what he was feeling, not only when he summoned it, but always, in every heartbeat and every breath. He was, after all, Antari.

#2023 books #adsom #a darker shade of magic #shades of magic #kell maresh #lila bard #holland vosijk #rhy maresh #alucard emery #som #bookedit #litedit #fantasyedit #adsomedit #ve schwab #schwabedit #my posts 3 #a gathering of shadows #a conjuring of light #the fragile threads of power

[clockworkbee]

gf who loves knives & daggers and bf who loves her blade against his throat >>>

#my beloved babies #jurdan #kellila #and more #the cruel prince #a darker shade of magic #the fragile threads of power #tcp #adsom #tftop #the folk of the air #shades of magic #threads of power #tfota #holly black #som #top #v. e. schwab #books

[fathommila]

Can’t stop smiling and kicking my feet

#the fragile threads of power #kell maresh #lila bard #tftopspoilers #a darker shade of magic #a conjuring of light #a gathering of shadows #ve shwab #spoiler

[indigoreed1]

I wonder if VE Schwab knows that Kell’s outfit when he’s Kay in my mind is literally just Westley from The Princess Bride. I wonder if she knows how much it plagues me.

#the literal outfit #adsom #a darker shade of magic #the fragile threads of power #fragile threads of power #ve schwab #kell maresh #reading #young adult books #books #the princess bride

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

Did a redraw of this oldie.

I forgot how much I missed them until I read The Fragile Threads of Power.

#the fragile threads of power #adsom #shades of magic #som #rhy marash #alucard emery #rhylucard #ve schwab #redraw #my art #artists on tumblr

[lilsciencequeen]

Kell Maresh is an absolute disaster of a man and I love him

#a darker shade of magic #a gathering of shadows #a conjuring of light #ve schwab #fragile threads of power #victoria schwab #kell maresh #kell x lila #adsom

[stealingpotatoes]

i finished the fragile threads of power and i don't think i'm gonna be able to think about anything else for the next 3-5 business years

(commission info // kofi support!)

#did i finish it then draw this then decide to reread all 4 books? maybe. u cant prove anything #kell maresh #the fragile threads of power #a darker shade of magic #adsom #tftop #my doods

[teartra]

Rhy + Lila = In laws solidarity

Kell + Alucard = In laws hostility

#i love their dynamic sm #NO SPOILERS #im like a quarter to the book #a darker shade of magic #shades of magic #the fragile threads of power #lila bard #alucard emery #kell maresh #rhy maresh

[mercurialskiies]

I don’t care what anyone says, but

“There is nowhere you go,” said the Antari to her prince, “that I cannot follow.”

was an absolutely banger line that, now in CONTEXT, hurt me on a spiritual level

They make me so absolutely ILL

Thanks miss schwab

#the fragile threads of power #shades of magic #kell and lila are everything to me #they make me so sick #lila bard #kell maresh #kellila #my beloved #this line gave me CHILLS #and that usually DOESNT happen but my god #one day i’ll form a coherent post after my post-threads-of-power high #tonight is not that night #also #‘said the antari to HER prince’ #HER PRINCE #☹️☹️☹️☹️

[torpublishinggroup]

#1 NYT bestselling author V.E. Schwab returns to the dazzling worlds of Shades of Magic with a fantastical, perilous, and intrigue-tangled new series-starter: The Fragile Threads of Power, with commissioned artwork by lasq.draws.

WHAT’S IT ABOUT

Once, the four worlds sat nestled like pages in a book, connected with fantastical power to a single city: London. But the magic pulsed. It grew too fast, and the doors between worlds were sealed in a desperate gamble at protection.

The few magicians able to open these doors grew rarer as time passed, and now only three are known in recent memory. Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk of White London have hardly been glimpsed for the last seven years. A new magician rises to claim the throne of White London: She is Kosika, who burns with religious fervor and will feed her city with blood, including her own.

And back in Red London, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion, one that promises to correct the power by razing the throne entirely.

These two royals from very different empires face mirror struggles: Keep their crowns. Keep their heads. And amidst a tapestry of old friends and new enemies, a girl with unusual magic comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds.

Her name is Tes, and she will bring the worlds together, or unravel it all.

#tor books #v.e. schwab #v e schwab #lasq.draws #the fragile threads of power #shades of magic #fragile threads #new books #booklr #urban fantasy #tbr #ve schwab spoilers #the fragile threads of power spoilers #shades of magic spoilers

[antaripirate]

Some final thoughts before Threads, from a place a little too close to my heart.

(and a note on Threads posts and spoilers)

So, its 11pm, and an hour untill I’ll have access to The Fragile Threads of Power (I ended up preordering the kindle edition on top of my physical ones, bc they are all delayed in shipping, and, as someone pointed out to me recently, I have the patience of a fruit fly).

I should probably preface this by saying that this will probably read as insanely cringey, but I have so much I want to say, and so much on my mind that I know I will never know how to convey.

But I am just so fucking grateful that V has brought these worlds, these characters, back to us.

They feel like my home.

Something I always try to explain when people ask why Shades means so much to me, is that when I first read ADSOM, it was the first time I had ever seen myself in a character so entirely, and just felt so fucking seen.

I know that not everyone loves Delilah Bard, and that’s okay. But I’ve never felt quite so myself as I do when I have Lila there on the page next to me, as ridiculous as this probably sounds. I don’t really know how to explain this, because there are so many ways I could begin.

And then there’s Kell. Oh, Kell.

It’s so odd, to have never found a character like me, and then all of a sudden, stumbled across one who I wholeheartedly see myself in, and another where I can see pieces of me reflected.

If you couldn’t already tell, I’m not very good at putting these feelings into words, but trying is better than nothing, right? So I’ll continue.

The concept of having these characters back is so reassuring, so exciting, so nerve-wracking. I can’t wait to see what they’ve been up to, how their relationships have strengthened and changed, how new characters will push and pull on the threads of established dynamics and weave new ones.

I am scared of inevitably awful things happening to my favourites. The thought of Kell and Lila not being ok, and safe, and happy, and together fucking terrifies me. They are my entire world, both together and apart. But as terrified as I am, I can’t wait to have them back. To hear them snark at each other, and pull each other out of trouble, and just love each other.

I could writes essays on these two, and on all of the original ADSOM cast, and on predictions and theories and things I’d love to see, but I don’t think right now is the time for that. I’m already rambling and already so nervous with excitement.

I feel like a ball of adrenaline.

I can’t wait to come home.

A note on spoilers on posting:

So I’ve been wondering a lot about what to do regarding posting here about Threads whilst in the spoiler risk period, and I think what I’m gonna do is anything I do post, I’ll have a huge heading broadcasting spoilers for the book and also for which part within the book, because I am fucking terrified of accidentally spoillering someone. If anyone has any thoughts on this please do lmk!!

Anyway, if you read this, thank you - I hope it didn’t sound too ridiculous.

Anoshe.

#i may end up deleting this #it probably reads like nonsense but it’s got a lot of emotions in it from me #anyway #here we go #the fragile threads of power #threads of power #tftop #fragile threads #adsom #a darker shade of magic #a conjuring of light #a gathering of shadows #kell maresh #shades of magic #v e schwab #lila bard #delilah bard #kellila

[luciehercndale]

shades of magic & threads of power color palettes

#shades of magic #kell maresh #lila bard #holland vosijk #a darker shade of magic #a gathering of shadows #a conjuring of light #the fragile threads of power #adsom #tftop #fantasyedit #litedit #bookedit #tesali ranek #my posts 4 #one day I'll have to make a cover analysis bc everyone is facing the viewer but holland mmmh #have you noticed that I picked a line about that character from each book? #I used the new covers bc they had more colors but I could do this with the old covers as well if you like

[canalettova]

JUST got over the kanej hangover and then i met kell and lila

#six of crows #inej ghafa #kaz brekker #kell maresh #lila bard #a darker shade of magic #adsom #a gathering of shadows #a conjuring of light #crooked kingdom #shadow and bone #the fragile threads of power #ve schwab #leigh bardugo #kanej #kellila

[burningblake]

asdfg I can't, they're so sweet and perfect for each other. kell staying awake whenever lila is out, lila still trying to find a cure for him, him giving her a ring not to signify devotion, but for protection, and her secretly keeping it around her neck despite arguing that she didn't want it, lila teaching kell to fight now that he can't use his magic, lila abandoning the thrill of battle just at hearing him scream—they've been together for nearly a decade and I'm still hanging onto their moments like it's a first kiss. what a beautifully written relationship, what a wholesome romance, I'm absolutely in love with them and I could read 300 pages of them just being domestic

#kelila #shades of magic #the fragile threads of power #ve schwab #tftop #kell maresh #delilah bard