Shades of Magic Graphic Novels
12 primary works • 15 total works
Book 1
The acclaimed fantasy phenomenon comes to comics with a new prequel story from award-winning creator and New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab!
In a gaslamp world where magicians navigate alternate Londons, the prince of Red London pursues a dark version of his beloved city – and faces worse than exile...
Sumptuously illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000).
Book 2
The Prince of Red London reaches the Blood Coast – and meets its infamous Pirate Queen.
New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab tells a new story in the world of her hit fantasy novels.
Book 3
V.E. Schwab tells a new story in her bestselling gaslamp fantasy series, as Maxim’s exile brings him face to face with the Pirate Queen.
Book 4
V.E. Schwab's newest story in her bestselling fantasy series hits its climax, as Maxim becomes The Steel Prince.
Book 5
A new chapter begins for the hit fantasy comic, as New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab continues to explore the world of her acclaimed fantasy novel series: Shades of Magic.
Maxim Maresh has a target on his back. Every thug and thief on the Blood Coast is out to get the exiled prince of Red London, and his soldiers think he’s just another spoilt brat.
Yet opportunity knocks – for the Night of Knives is here, an annual trial sure to prove his mettle. The only problem? No-one survives the night…
Book 6
Prince Maxim dives deeper into the deadly trials of lawless Verose.
NYT bestseller V.E. Schwab continues the acclaimed comic set in the world of her award-winning fantasy series, Shades of Magic.
Book 7
Prince Maxim’s deadly trials intensify in the darkness below Verose, where the Steel Prince must risk his very mind to claim victory.
Book 8
Prince Maxim proves himself to the scum of Verose… at what cost?
The second comic arc of New York Time bestseller V.E. Schwab’s million copies sold fantasy series!
Book 9
Exiled from Red London, the arrogant Prince Maxim Maresh has overcome a pirate queen and the Night of Knives in the smuggler-city of Verose. With war on the horizon, the Steel Prince must earn his name and rip the heart from a rebel army!
Book 10
As the invasion of his city begins, Prince Maxim must face foes both within and without…
New York Times bestseller V. E. Schwab continues the final chapter of The Steel Prince trilogy – a canonical entry in her award-winning fantasy novel series, Shades Of Magic!
Illustrated by hit art team Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Eren Angiolini (Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor)!
Book 11
New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab unveils the penultimate chapter of The Steel Prince trilogy – a canonical entry in her award-winning fantasy novel series, Shades of Magic! Prince Maxim and his allies are cornered in the city of Verose, under siege with nowhere to run. But does the Steel Prince have a plan of his own? Illustrated by hit art team Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Eren Angiolini (Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor).
Book 12
New York Times bestseller V. E. Schwab brings The Steel Prince trilogy to a dramatic conclusion! Prince Maxim finally earns his title and vanquishes his enemies – but at what cost? A canonical prequel to the award-winning fantasy novel series, Shades Of Magic, illustrated by hit art team Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Eren Angiolini (Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor)!
Volumes 1-4
As V.E. Schwab says, "the comics are going to bridge the space between Shades of Magic and Threads of Power." 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.
Volumes 5-8
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 2: Night of Knives (Graphic Novel)
by V.E. Schwab
The young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, having faced the terror of the Pirate Queen, now aims to capture the respect of the combative port town of Verose - by taking the impossible challenges of the Night of Knives... and surviving, where none has survived before!
These are the hidden, secret adventures of Maxim, from long before he became the king of Red London and adoptive father to Kell, the lead of A Darker Shade of Magic!
Collects Shades of Magic #5-8: Night of Knives
Volumes 9-12
Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 3: The Rebel Army (Graphic Novel)
by V.E. Schwab
Once just a single ship, now the pirate fleet of the Rebel Army numbers in its thousands. Made up of traitors from each of the three empires, the fleet, who once made the open waters of the Blood Coast their home, have set their sights on establishing their own land based empire with London as their capital.
The Rebel Army is a battalion made up of traitors to each of the three empires, who've claimed the open waters of the Blood Coast as their territory. Led by a Faroan, a Veskan, and an Arnesian (Rowan, the Antari from the Night of Knives), the RA started as a rag-tag gang, a single ship, but in the last few months, they've gained momentum. Once content to claim the open water as their empire, they've grown in ambition, and scope, and now they're claiming ports, creeping toward a full-on land assault. Their goal? London. But first, they'll have to cross Verose, where Maxim, Isra, and the royal guard are waiting.