Cassie Clare Shared An Exclusive Sneak Peek from The Red Scrolls of Magic #Shadowhunters

Happy Friday Shadowhunters! Earlier this week when Cassie sent out her newsletter, she not only included the information about the 1st editions of Queen of Air and Darkness here, and the Jem and Tessa art here, she also shared this exclusive sneak peak from The Red Scrolls of Magic. This is the first book in The Eldest Curses series. Here's what she shared: 

Exclusive Sneak Peek from Red Scrolls of Magic

“Great,” said a voice from the back of the group. “Because I want to talk to Alexander Lightwood in private.” Helen Blackthorn stepped away from the crowd and stood, her arms crossed, staring Alec down. Aline froze, staring. Alec’s first impulse was to run and jump out the window. Then he remembered how high above the ground they were. Helen herded him into the records room, which jutted out from the side of the Rome Institute so there were windows on all sides, and only one door. Aline followed them. She had gone entirely quiet and was being no help. Leon followed along, giving Alec a little wave. Helen stood in front of the only exit, and said: “So, Alec. First you refuse to come to Rome for questioning, then you hightail it out of Venice from the scene of a crime, and head for Rome under your own steam. Rome, which is where our informant Mori Shu told us the cult of the Crimson Hand was headed. That was the last piece of information we received from him, before he was found dead.” “Are you following me?” Alec asked. “I don’t have to follow you,” said Helen. “Wherever you go, you leave a trail of dead bodies and collapsed mansions! Where is Magnus Bane? What happened in Venice?” Helen was clearly about to level several more questions when Aline waved a hand in between them. "Excuse me." "What!" Helen seemed to notice her for the first time. Their eyes met. "Hey," said Aline. There was a momentary pause. "Hi," said Helen. More silence followed. "Sorry," said Alec. "I was too busy getting interrogated to make proper introductions. Helen Blackthorn, this is Aline Penhallow. Aline, this is Helen." “And I’m Leon,” said Leon. Aline did not even glance at him. Helen kept staring at Aline. Alec wondered if she was suspicious of her as well. “Right,” Helen muttered at last. “Anyway, I have questions.” “I have a question too,” said Aline, and swallowed. “Who do you think you are, Helen Blackthorn, and why are you talking to my friend as if he’s a criminal?”

The Red Scrolls of Magic is co-written with Wesley Chu, and set to be released on March 5th, 2019 from Saga Press. The first in The Eldest Curses series, which will be Cassie's first adult series. You can add it to Goodreads now. More about the book below:

ABOUT THE BOOK

From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new trilogy featuring the centuries-old High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood after they survive the Mortal War.

Magnus Bane, a centuries old High Warlock, has taken possession of one of the great relics of the supernatural world, a powerful spell book of dark magic known as The Book of the White and there are many who want to claim it for themselves.

After the Mortal War where the part-human and part-angel Shadowhunters teamed with the part human-demon Downworlders to fight against the incursion of an army of demons, Magnus and his new lover, the mortal Alec Lightwood celebrate their survival and victory by escaping the supernatural battlefield of New York City by touring the world, but the world won’t leave them alone.

The first adult novel set within #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter series, written with award-winning science fiction author Wesley Chu, is a fantasy thriller that will give new readers a great way to enter the Shadowhunters world and give the millions of readers across the globe answers they’ve been looking for in this start of The Eldest Curses trilogy.

*Image above is from Cassie Clare's newsletter