Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic sequence, this all-original comic book prequel to A Darker Shade of Magic is perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy!
Delve into the thrilling, epic tale of the young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic!
The youthful Maresh is sent to a violent and unmanageable port city on the Blood Coast of Verose, on strict orders from his father, King Nokil Maresh, to cut his military teeth in this lawless landscape.
There, he encounters an unruly band of soldiers, a lawless landscape, and the intoxicatingly deadly presence of the newly returned pirate queen, Arisa...
Collects Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #1-4.
My Review:
This was such a great read! I love the book series, and it was so great to be in this world at this time, following Maresh when he's just a prince, and how he got the moniker of the Steel Prince! It was such a great read!
One thing I will say, is that I'm not much of a graphic novel reader, of seeing the art, and getting the story from it. And I had a difficult time with this one, especially with the fight sequences, I couldn't really tell what was going on. So that was too bad.
It was really interesting to read about this world at this time, because the things that we took for granted in the first book-that the Antari's are going back and forth between the worlds-it's not happening at this point, and hasn't since Black London was closed off. So that was interesting!
Plus we got to see this point in time, where Maresh gains the title. And oh, I guess I should've expected what happened, because he had just taken command, he didn't have any experience, and what makes a better story-the truth, or elevating a prince? So it's sad, but a really great story!
Loved being in this world again, and I can't wait to continue the series!
Author: Victoria Schwab, Illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri
Series: Shades of Magic #1, 2, 3, 4
Read: July 31st, 2022
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book!
Publisher: Titan Comics
Published: March 6th 2019
Author: Victoria Schwab, Illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri
Series: Shades of Magic #1, 2, 3, 4
Read: July 31st, 2022
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book!
Publisher: Titan Comics
Published: March 6th 2019
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