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A Conjuring of LightV.E. SchwabShades of Magic, book 3

Characters in A Conjuring of Light

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Kell Maresh

    One of the last Antari, able to travel between the parallel Londons; blood-bound to his brother Rhy and pulled between loyalty to the Arnesian crown and a power he no longer fully controls.

    Also in A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows

  • Delilah Bard

    A Grey London thief turned magician and aspiring privateer, who must learn to master her magic in this volume before it bleeds her dry.

    Also in A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows

Antagonists

  • Osaron

    Dark magic out of the ruin of Black London, woken into will and voice, which takes hold of Red London and sets about claiming a crown of its own.

Supporting characters

  • Alucard Emery

    The disgraced Arnesian nobleman and captain of the Night Spire, who gathers a crew for a voyage after the one object that might contain Osaron.

    Also in A Gathering of Shadows

  • Rhy Maresh

    The prince of Red London and heir to the Maresh empire, whose life is bound to Kell's by magic.

    Also in A Darker Shade of Magic

  • Holland Vosijk

    The Antari of White London, driven to restore his world's magic at almost any cost; in this volume he is drawn into an uneasy alliance with Kell against Osaron.

    Also in A Darker Shade of Magic