Red London Analysis
Schwab creates a delightfully interesting world consisting of four parallel London's – Grey London, Red London, White London and Black London. Grey, Red, and White all have a fixed point, they all feature a tavern in the same exact spot – The Stone's Thrown in Grey London, The Setting Sun in Red London and The Scorched Bone in White. In order to travel through the different London's, you must travel in order. So, if you want to travel to White London, you must first travel to Red London and create a door to White London. Although all the cities may be formed on the same foundation, they are all vastly different to one another.
Red London is the strongest out of all three London's, the citizens of Red London live together with magic; …show more content…
After the fall of Black London, Grey London refuses to remember magic or even believe in its existence. Dismissing the Crown, of course, as they know the secret of travelers like Kell.
Although the doors between London's are now sealed, they were in fact, at one point open. Allowing everyone to travel freely from London to London. However, after the citizens of Black London abused their magic, consequently, causing a plague which threatened to spread. Red London then in fear closed their doors, leaving their neighboring London, White London to fight back the plague that was Black London alone. Failing to fight back the plague, White London closed their own doors sealing off Black London and its plague.
As a result, White London is now a dying, washed out, pale city, that smells like ash and blood. The desperate citizens of White London fight for the magic which defies them, going so far as to drink the blood of the dead in order to gain power for themselves. The monarchy of White London is always shifting, whoever kills their way to the throne, gets the throne. Athos and Astrid Dane are the current ruthless rules of the terrifying White London. The other Antari, Holland, comes from White London. He believes, like many in White London, you must control magic or magic will control
Red London is the strongest out of all three London's, the citizens of Red London live together with magic; …show more content…
After the fall of Black London, Grey London refuses to remember magic or even believe in its existence. Dismissing the Crown, of course, as they know the secret of travelers like Kell.
Although the doors between London's are now sealed, they were in fact, at one point open. Allowing everyone to travel freely from London to London. However, after the citizens of Black London abused their magic, consequently, causing a plague which threatened to spread. Red London then in fear closed their doors, leaving their neighboring London, White London to fight back the plague that was Black London alone. Failing to fight back the plague, White London closed their own doors sealing off Black London and its plague.
As a result, White London is now a dying, washed out, pale city, that smells like ash and blood. The desperate citizens of White London fight for the magic which defies them, going so far as to drink the blood of the dead in order to gain power for themselves. The monarchy of White London is always shifting, whoever kills their way to the throne, gets the throne. Athos and Astrid Dane are the current ruthless rules of the terrifying White London. The other Antari, Holland, comes from White London. He believes, like many in White London, you must control magic or magic will control