. @CassieClare Shares New 'Queen of Air And Darkness' Snippet / #QOAAD #Shadowhunters

There's only a few more months left until this book is finally out! In her recent newsletter this week, Cassie treated her fans to a new snippet. Here's what she shared:

“If we’re an army, what are we called?” said Simon.

Julian turned and unpinned the rolled-up canvas hanging on the wall behind him, which had been held in place with tacks. A gasp went up as it unfurled.

Julian had painted a banner, the kind an army would carry before it in wartime. The central item was a saber, point down, painted a shimmering pale gold. Behind the saber spread a pair of angel’s wings, while on each side clustered symbols of Downworld—a star for vampires, a spell book for warlocks, a moon for werewolves, and a four-leafed clover for faeries.

Dangling from the hilt of the saber, so small many would not be able to see it, was a locket with a circle of thorns on the front.

“We are called Livia’s Watch,” Julian said, and Emma saw Ty sit up straighter in his chair. “We carry this banner in honor of my sister, so that all who have been hurt by the Cohort will not be forgotten.” 

Along with this snippet, Cassie also shared a sneak peak into the book's artwork in her recent newsletter. Here's what Cassie shared about the collection of pictures she shared in newsletter:

Kathleen Jennings, who created the interior artwork for the 10th Anniversary edition of City of Bones, has returned to the Shadowhunter world to do an interior illustration for Queen of Air and Darkness! I’m thrilled to be working with her again, and I thought you might enjoy seeing some of her work-in-progress shots. It’s always great fun to see a project go from the sketch stage to a finished illustration.

The pictures she's shared look amazing. Here's a couple of those pictures she shared.