![]() ![]() But the character I remember from the original series was also cold and distant so this version of him, a boy who had to be hardened, made some sense. Maxim was so confident and cocky that it was hard for me to believe he was real. I enjoyed these, but I didn’t fall in love like I did with the original trilogy. The stories were a little more surface than I’d hoped for, but appropriate to the graphic novel format. It was nice not to have to set up the magic that existed and be able to jump right to the story. ![]() ![]() This book didn’t require that I knew a lot since it was a backstory and I enjoyed a relatively fresh slate in a very rich world that I knew well. It’s been about three years since I finished this series so I didn’t remember a lot of detail about King Maxim. 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. Other books by Schwab reviewed on this blog:Ī Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1)Ī Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2)Ī Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3)ĭelve 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. Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Volumes 1-3 by V.E. ![]()
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