Shades of Magic Collector's Editions Boxed Set: A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, and A Conjuring of Light

Utterly beautiful, it comes with a map and illustrations. If you liked these books you should definitely get this edition

The books came in a box with no padding which made me anxious for possible damage to the books. Unfortunately, I found some which I’m not sure if it was caused during transit. The dust jackets were crinkled on top and the naked hardback as well. The “A” in the first book is flaking off. There was also a bumped corner in the third book. I’m usually really picky with special edition books since they are really expensive. I’ll see if I can get a replacement, but I hesitate since I’m worried the same thing might happen. Edit: I have received a replacement and it’s in perfect condition.

I purchased these as a gift to myself, and the first box I ordered never arrived. I received a refund and later repurchased the boxed set, which did arrive but had been obviously mishandled in shipping and one of the books ended up with a crushed corner after puncturing through the outer case. Keeping because it took so incredibly long to arrive at all, but I’m pretty disappointed in its overall condition. As far as the content inside of the books though - V.E. Schwab has very quickly become my favorite author. Her storytelling is compelling, her characters are both likable and infuriating, the magic in this series is beautiful, and the world is fantastic. I have to keep reminding myself that I have other books in my TBR pile and can’t immediately go and reread Shades of Magic 13 times. I can’t recommend these books to enough people

These books are *beautiful*! There's fan art at the front and back of each book, and they're all different. The books themselves are a good weight, the paper feels really nice in your hands, and the printing is lovely. I also like that they have ribbons built in for bookmarks. The hardcover itself, under the dust jacket, has really beautiful metallic inlay with relevant words or terms from the books on them. The last book says anoshe, and that is beautiful. There's also the map, of course, which is cool because it also has some location art. Cannot recommend these enough, especially at the price. I originally bought the UK paperbacks (used), but I loved the reads so much, I knew I had to get these. Can't wait to read the shorts in them!

This is a great boxed set! The added art and expended encyclopedia for the world is great and I enjoyed revisiting this trilogy. The box set is well made. I am suspect of the signed copies as I own another book signed by the author and bought at a big name bookstore and the signatures do not match the one image posted here. My copy was not signed for anyone looking at the reviews, but this is a good copy to buy if you do not already own the books.

I absolutely love this series and couldn't wait to have it in hardcover. The packaging of these books was amazing and it was shrink wrapped perfectly. The case that it comes in has no dents or bends on the corners!

I love this set so much, I get tons of compliments on my pics of it. The original artwork is just so iconic and gorgeous, and putting it to a black background instead of white made it even more striking. VE Schwab really knew what she was doing making black, white, and red her books' palettes.

Truly an original, and I don't say that often. The characters are delightfully unpredictable, the world is unique without being absurd, and the story is a tapestry perfectly woven. There are just the right amount of deliberate loose threads that cheekily hint at multiple new installments in this universe, as well. Besides the obvious skill that has been honed through a lot of hard work and practice, Schwab also has a raw talent for writing that remains present in her works. Keeping that original spark through multiple rounds of edits and publishing houses is harder than you would think, and I'm impressed.

Zeer goeie kwaliteit en een leuke map erbij. Kan nog niks zeggen over de inhoud van het verhaal, maar de buitenkant is super!

I got this box set for 'Sinterklaas', a Dutch holiday. I adore the boxset, the colours are beautiful and the artwork is STUNNING. Absolutely STUNNING. I love V.E. Schwab's work, so I had to get the collector's box. Book 1 was my favourite in the trilogy! I really like all the characters and the storyline itself. Great fantasy reads.

Amazing, beautiful box set! I adore the hardcovers with ribbon book mark. The poster it came with is very Dark Academia! Fantastic series.

I was so excited to receive this set until I opened the delivery package to find that the Shades of Magic collector's box and the individual books were damaged. The only thing that arrived in the state it should have was the map. The books are really special and I'm sure if they'd arrived in better condition I'd be ecstatic, but as it is I'm just so disappointed.

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