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Thursday, November 1, 2018

. @CassieClare Shares New 'Exclusive Excerpt from Queen of Air and Darkness' #QoAAD #Shadowhunters


Next month Shadowhunters! We are down to the final few weeks of waiting to get our hands on Cassie's QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS! We can not wait. Check out the exclusive except Cassie shared in her newsletter she sent out earlier this week. 

Diego did know of the Hollow Place, a secret room in the Scholomance where, it was said, a pool had been filled with enchanted water. To gaze into the water was to gaze into your own soul: to see all the evil you had ever done, intentionally or otherwise.

They turned a corner and encountered a blaze of light. It was Rayan, standing in the middle of a long corridor, wearing a grim expression. He had a massive sword strapped to his back.

“They dragged him into the Hollow Place,” he said. “I couldn’t follow them—I don’t have my stele on me. Do either of you?”

“I do,” said Diego, and they jogged down a short, sloping hall to a set of closed doors. Loud giggles spilled out from inside the room.

Diego scrawled a quick Open rune on the door. It wrenched open with a puff of rust and they charged inside.

The Hollow Place was a wide space with granite floors, clear of any furniture. The walls were rough rock, glittering with mica. In the center of the room was a tile-lined pool with water so clear and clean it reflected like a mirror. Gold metal lettering deco- rated the floor: And God split open the hollow place, and water came out from it.

“Well, thank the Angel,” drawled Manuel, who was leaning against a far wall in a pose of total disinterest. “Look who’s here to save us all.”

Zara giggled. She was surrounded by a group of other Cohort members—among them Diego recognized several Scholomance students and their family members. Mallory Bridgestock and Milo Coldridge. Anush Joshi, Divya’s cousin. Several Centurions were there too: Timothy Rockford, Samantha Larkspear, and Jessica Beausejours were standing around smirking while Anush dragged Kieran toward the pool in the center of the room. Kieran was jerking and twisting in his grip; there was blood on his face, his shirt.

“It’s a fair punishment for the princeling, don’t you think?” said Zara. “If you look or swim in the water of the pool, you feel the pain you’ve inflicted on others. So if he’s innocent, it should be just fine for him.”

“No one is that innocent,” said Rayan. “The pool is to be used sparingly, to allow students to seek for truth within themselves. Not as a torture device.”

“What an interesting thought, Rayan,” said Manuel. “Thank you for sharing. But I don’t see any of the teachers running in here to stop us, do you?”

I swore I would protect Kieran. Diego reached for his ax, only to realize it wasn’t there. He saw Zara’s eyes narrow and turned; Divya had yanked Rayan’s sword from its scabbard and was pointing it at the Cohort.

“Enough,” Divya said. “Stop it, all of you. And I’m especially ashamed of you, Anush,” she added, shooting her cousin a dark look. “You know what it’s like to be treated unfairly. When your mother finds out . . .”

Anush let Kieran go with a shove. He landed at the edge of the pool with a grunt of agony. Move away from the water, Diego thought, but Kieran was clearly wounded; he knelt in place, dazed and gasping.

“We’re just having a little fun,” protested Anush.

“What are you going to do, Divya, attack us?” said Samantha. “Just for having a little fun?”

“He’s bleeding,” said Diego. “That’s more than just ‘a little fun.’ And what happens if you kill him? Do you really want to deal with the consequences? He’s the son of the Unseelie King.”

There was a rumble of discontent among the Cohort. Clearly they’d never thought about that.

“Fine, fine,” said Zara. “Be killjoys. But I knew he was here, hiding out in your room,” she said to Diego. “I saw a hollowed acorn on your floor. So this is your fault. If you hadn’t brought him here, none of this would have happened.”

“Give it a rest, Zara,” said Divya, still holding the sword levelly. “Diego, go get Kieran.”

Diego started across the room, just as Manuel spoke. “Why don’t you look in the water yourself, Rocio Rosales?” he said. “If you think your soul is so clean. It should be painless for you.”

“Cállate la pinche boca,” Diego snapped, nearly at Kieran’s side; the faerie prince was coughing, blood on his lips. He’d started to pull himself upright when Manuel moved with the speed of a snake: Planting a boot in Kieran’s back, he kicked him into the water.

Queen of Air And Darkness Pre-Order Campaign / @CassieClare's Book Tour Dates #QOAAD


Have you pre-ordered your copy of the Queen of Air and Darkness yet? If not, hurry and do so, and submit your pre-order to receive your free copy of the lux fairytale booklet, before supplies are gone! More information below. Also below, is information on Cassie's tour stops! Don't miss your chance to catch her when she's on the road next month. 

Pre-Order Campaign


The pre-order campaign for Queen of Air and Darkness is going on now, but supplies are going fast! To get your free copy of the deluxe fairytale booklet of Cassandra Jean's gorgeous illustrations, pre-order QuAD in any format, from any retailer, then visit shadowhunters.com and enter your contact and receipt information. This booklet is going to be gorgeous, so don’t miss out! Get that receipt information entered ASAP.

Here’s an exclusive look at the illustration of Emma and Julian as a certain couple in Sleeping Beauty!


Cassie's Tour Dates

Here's what Cassie shared about her upcoming appearances:

I’m gearing up for the Queen of Air and Darkness tour! I’ll be visiting lots of fabulous bookstores and sharing the stage with great writers. Dates, venues, and ticket information is below. I hope to see many of you while I’m on the road in December!

Special update: A Red Scrolls of Magic ARC will be given away at every tour stop, and the cover for Chain of Gold will be revealed during the tour! Stay tuned for more details. 


Tuesday, December 4th • New York, NY

Barnes & Noble Union Square at 6:00 p.m.
33 E 17th St., New York, NY 10003
This is a wrist-banded event. A wristband will be issued on a first come, first served basis to customers who purchase Queen of Air and Darkness from Barnes & Noble Union Square beginning December 4th at 9 AM.

Thursday, December 6th • Raleigh, NC

Jones Auditorium at Meredith College with Quail Ridge Books & Music at 7:00 p.m.
3800 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27607
Moderated by Carrie Ryan.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

Friday, December 7th • Coral Gables, FL

Coral Gables Congressional Church with Books & Books at 7:00 p.m.
3010 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33134
Moderated by Ursula Uriarte.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

Saturday, December 8th • Denver, CO

Trinity United Methodist Church with Tattered Cover at 7:00 p.m.
1820 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202
Moderated by Paolo Bacigalupi.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

Monday, December 10th • Phoenix, AZ

Madison Center for the Arts with The Poisoned Pen at 7:00 p.m.
In conversation with Diana Gabaldon.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

Wednesday, December 12th • Los Angeles, CA

Barnes & Noble The Grove at 7:00 p.m.
189 The Grove Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Moderated by Leigh Bardugo.
This is a wrist-banded event. A wristband will be issued on a first come, first served basis to customers who purchase Queen of Air and Darkness from Barnes & Noble in The Grove beginning December 12th at 10am.

Thursday, December 13th • Portland, OR

Happy Valley Middle School with Barnes & Noble
Clackamas Town Center at 7:00 p.m.

13865 SE King Rd., Happy Valley, OR 97086
Moderated by Laini Taylor.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

Saturday, December 15th • Vancouver, BC, Canada

Indigo – Robson at 3:00 p.m.
1033 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A9, Canada
Moderated by Nicki Pau Preto.
400 wristbands will be given out with book purchase on the day of the event.

Wednesday, December 19th • Brookline, MA

Coolidge Corner Theater with Brookline Booksmith at 6:00 p.m.
290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02446
Moderated by Michelle Hodkin and Malinda Lo.
This is a ticketed event. Purchase a ticket here.

THROUGH BLOOD, THOUGH FIRE (GOTSM #8) By Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman #Shadowhunters #GOFTSM


Happy November 1st! We're now a little over a month away from the Queen of Air and Darkness's release, and only two weeks away from the last installment of The Ghosts of the Shadow Market's release. In Cassie's newest newsletter sent out earlier this week, she shard this cover (which we LOVE), and shared this about Through Blood: Through Fire:

The Ghosts of the Shadow Market ebook series wraps up on November 13 with Through Blood, Through Fire, co-written by the fabulous Robin Wasserman! This story brings us to the rescue of Kit Herondale that occurred during Lady Midnight.

In TBTF Jem and Tessa answer a distress call, and Tessa finds an opportunity to use her shape-changing abilities to save the lost line of Herondales. In doing so she learns about the tragedy that kept those hidden Herondales on the run, and about the doomed romance between Kit’s parents. But tragedy doesn’t end in the past—Tessa loses the ability to control the Change, and Jem must find a way to bring her back to herself or lose her forever.


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