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cassandraclare:The exclusive (and spoilery) answer to the...

ilhoonlikepotato — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:53:39 -0600

The exclusive (and spoilery) answer to the question of the protagonists of The Wicked Powers. Spoilery in the sense of who survives TDA, so you may want to skip it if you haven’t read Lord of Shadows. Video from Bookcon 2017, interviewer Crystal Bell from MTV.

elessiaa:The W i c k e d Powers: Main Protagonists

ilhoonlikepotato — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:46:45 -0600

elessiaa:

The W i c k e d Powers: Main Protagonists

tlh snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Tue, 02 May 2017 15:54:46 -0600

cassandraclare:

Cordelia was alone in the hallway. Squaring her shoulders, she pushed open the door to James’ room.

She had never been in a boy’s bedroom before, and it was quite a scandalous action to enter now, but the significance of it seemed small, swallowed up by her worry. James was half under the covers of the bed, moving restlessly from side to side, his face flushed with fever. His nightclothes clung to him, wet with sweat. It was a bright day outside and sunlight speared through the room, illuminating the bowls of burning herbs that Enoch had left behind.

James rolled toward her. His eyes, the color of sunlight, blinked open slowly. “Matthew?” he said. “Matthew, is that you?”

lord of Shadows snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:35:20 -0600

cassandraclare:

They said that men joined the Wild Hunt sometimes when they had sustained a great loss, preferring to howl out their grief to the skies than to suffer in silence in their ordinary gray lives. Emma remembered soaring through the sky with Mark, his arms around her waist: She had let the wind take her screams of excitement, thrilling to the freedom of the sky where there was no pain, no worry, only forgetfulness.
And here was Mark, beautiful in that way that the night sky was beautiful, offering her that same freedom with an outstretched hand. What if I could love Mark? she thought. What if I could make this lie true?

Then it would be no lie. If she could love Mark, it would end all the danger. Julian would be safe.
She had nodded. Reached her hand out to Mark’s.

Books, books, books

ilhoonlikepotato — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:39:21 -0600

Books, books, books:

cassandraclare:

cassandraclare:

cassandraclare:

infininate27 said: Bonjour Cassie, with all these new books coming out could you explain or give a list of books coming out? For example is The Last Hour connected to The Dark Artifices or is it a different series? Thank you, and a HUGE fan of The Infernal Devices!!! :)

I’m currently working on two Shadowhunter projects, The Dark Artifices, which takes place in 2012, and The Last Hours, which takes place in 1903.

The Dark Artifices Trilogy:
Lady Midnight
Lord of Shadows
Queen of Air and Darkness

The Dark Artifices (TDA) follows the adventures of Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorn family, who we met in City of Heavenly Fire. It’s five years later, and Emma and the Blackthorns find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery, one that has disturbing connections to their past and could spell disaster for their future. The first book, Lady Midnight, will be out on March 8, 2016.

The Last Hours Trilogy:
Chain of Gold
Chain of Iron
Chain of Thorns

The Last Hours (TLH) deals with the children of the characters we known from the Infernal Devices. 1903 is right around the time the Victorian era tips over into the Edwardian era— beautiful clothes, fabulous history and so much more that I’m excited to write about! The first book will be Chain of Gold. It’s a work in progress and we don’t have a release date for it yet.

TDA and TLH will intertwine in subtle ways, similar to the connections between the Infernal Devices and the Mortal Instruments. TDA and TLH can also each be read and enjoyed independently, so it’s up to you what order you chose to read them in. (In general, I suggest reading my books in publication order.)

Here’s the updated release schedule as it stands right now:

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices 1) March 8 2016

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy (print edition) Fall 2016

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices 2) May 2017 (tentative)

Chain of Gold (The Last Hours 1)

Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices 3)

Chain of Iron (The Last Hours 2)

Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours 3)

Just reblogging to restate the publication schedule, and add that Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy will be coming out November 15, this fall!

“mundanekamilia said:I was wondering if there is any set order of publishing of the future books and which one you are currently working on?”

I looked back at this and realized it badly needed updating!

So, the tentative schedule I’m currently working from:

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices Book One): March 2016

Lord of Shadows: (The Dark Artifices Book Two): May 2017

The Lost Book of the White (book one of The Eldest Curses, otherwise known as “the Malec books”) : Late 2017/early 2018.

Chain of Gold: 2018. (The Last Hours, Book One) No specific release date has been set. I would guess late in the year.

Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices Book Three) 2019

The Black Book of the Dead (book two of The Eldest Curses, otherwise known as “the Malec books”) : 2019

Chain of Iron: 2020

The Red Scrolls of Magic: (book three of The Eldest Curses, otherwise known as “the Malec books”) : Late 2020

Chain of Thorns: 2021

The Wicked Powers: Currently unscheduled!

(Other books include the CoB coloring book, April 2017, the CoB 10th Anniversary Special Edition this fall, and Magisterium: the Silver Mask, this October.)

Kieran, Cristina and Mark — snippet from LoS

ilhoonlikepotato — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:05:00 -0600

cassandraclare:

“Please,” said Cristina, “please, don’t fight. We need to be on the same side in this.”

Kieran turned puzzled eyes on her. Then he stepped close to Mark; he put his hands on Mark’s shoulders. They were nearly the same height. Mark didn’t avert his gaze. “There is only one way I know that you cannot lie,” Kieran said, and kissed Mark on the mouth.

There was no way Mark could reject the kiss, not without rejecting Kieran and severing the delicate chain of lies that kept the faerie prince bound here.

If, indeed, Mark didn’t want to kiss Kieran back. Cristina couldn’t tell; he returned the kiss with a fierceness like the fierceness Cristina had seen in him the first time she’d glimpsed him with Kieran. But there was more anger in it now. He gripped Kieran’s shoulders, his fingers digging in; the force of the kiss angled Kieran’s head back. He sucked at Kieran’s bottom lip and bit it, and Kieran gasped.

They broke apart. Kieran touched his mouth; there was blood on his lip, and triumph in his eyes. “You did not look away,” he said to Cristina. “Was it that interesting?”

“It was for my benefit.” Cristina felt odd and shivery and hot, but refused to show it. She sat with her hands in her lap and smiled at Kieran. “It would have seemed rude not to watch.”

At that Mark, who had been looking furious, laughed. “She understands you, Kieran.”

LORD OF SHADOWS SNIPPET

ilhoonlikepotato — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:55:25 -0600

cassandraclare:

Ty climbed up onto the porch beside Kit and sat down. He smelled faintly of desert, sand and sage. Kit thought of the way he liked the sound of Ty’s voice: It was rare to hear someone get that kind of sincere pleasure out of simply sharing information, but Ty did.

“Why are you outside?” Ty asked. “Are you thinking about running away again?”

“No,” Kit said. He wasn’t, really. Maybe a little. Looking at Ty made him not want to think about it. It made him want to discover a mystery so he could present it to Ty for solving, the way you might give someone who loved candy a box of See’s.

“I wish we all could,” Ty said, with disarming frankness. “It took us a long time to feel safe here, after the Dark War. Now it feels as if the Institute is full of enemies again.” —LORD OF SHADOWS, 5/23/17

last hours snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:23:11 -0600

cassandraclare:

Will had been sitting on the floor, the rug bunched up under his feet, with his back against Tessa’s legs. He looked up when Jem came in, and Jem, in his Silent Brother robes, went over to Will and sat down beside him. He drew Will’s head against his shoulder, and Will held the front of Jem’s robes in his fists and he cried. It was the first time it had ever occurred to James that his father might cry about anything. — Chain of Gold, The Last Hours Book 1

a snippet from the Lost Book of the White for V-day

ilhoonlikepotato — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:23:39 -0600

cassandraclare:

The two of them went straight for the bed, kissing and pulling and stumbling over each other, nearly falling over in the process. They tumbled onto the mattress in a tangle and clawed their way toward the headboard, hands in each other’s hair, on each other’s bodies, stirring each other to incandescent life.

Magnus tore himself away from Alec’s lips and yanked futilely at the knots that kept the bedsheet looped around the Shadowhunter’s body. “How did you tie this thing on?” he growled.

Alec, lips kiss-swollen and eyes dazed with desire, didn’t seem able to respond — he just went for the buttons on Magnus’ shirt with shaking fingers before eventually giving up and just tearing the garment apart down the middle, sending buttons flying across the room. Finally, more out of frustration that expediency, Magnus flicked his wrist at the bedsheet as if shooing away a fly and sent the entire thing fluttering somewhere over the Indian Ocean.

Alec raised his head to watch the sheet disappear. When he looked back at Magnus, the warlock was gazing down at him with a deep seriousness in his gold-green eyes. “You spend your entire life looking out and sacrificing for people,” Magnus said, and his gentle fingers traced their way along Alec’s bare torso, making him shiver. “It’s your turn to just lay back and relax …”

THE REGISTRY: LOS snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:35:12 -0600

cassandraclare:

More Shadowhunters had entered the Council Hall. They were a mix of ages, from old to young. Some wore Centurion uniforms. Most wore gear or ordinary clothes. What was unusual about them was that they were carrying placards and signs. REGISTER ALL WARLOCKS. DOWNWORLDERS MUST BE CONTROLLED. INTERNMENT CAMPS FOR WEREWOLVES. CREATE THE REGISTRY. PRAISE THE COLD PEACE.

Among them was a stolid brown-haired man with a bland sort of face, the kind of face where you could never really remember the features later. He winked at Zara.

“My father,” she said proudly. “Registering all Downworlders was his idea.”

“What interesting signs,” said Mark.

“How wonderful to see people expressing their political views,” said Zara. “Of course the Cold Peace has truly created a generation of revolutionaries.”

“It is unusual,” said Cristina, “for a revolution to call for fewer rights for its people, not more.”

For a moment Zara’s mask slipped, and Cristina saw through the artifice of politeness, the breathy little-girl voice and demeanor. There was something cold behind it all, something without warmth or empathy or affection. “People,” she said. “What people?”

Diego took hold of her arm. “Zara,” he said. “Let’s go sit down.”

LoS snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:23:58 -0600

cassandraclare:

Kieran gave a soft, impatient noise and flopped down on the bed, among the sheets. The blankets were already flung onto the floor. With his black hair tangled against the white linen, his body sprawled out with no regard for human modesty, Kieran looked even more of a wild creature. “Come with me, then,” he said. “Stay with me. I saw the look on your face when you saw the horses of the Hunt. You would do anything to ride again.”

Suddenly furious, Mark leaned down over him. “Not anything,” he said. His voice throbbed with low anger.

Kieran gave a slight hiss. He caught at Mark’s shirt. “There,” he said. “Be angry with me, Mark Blackthorn. Shout at me. Feel something.”

Mark stayed where he was, frozen, just above Kieran. “You think I don’t feel?”

the-mortal-instruments-tid:Congrats Lily Collins for her Golden...

ilhoonlikepotato — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:40:39 -0600

the-mortal-instruments-tid:

Congrats Lily Collins for her Golden Globes nomination in a mation picture musical or comedy!! Rules don’t apply ❤❤😭💕

lord of shadows snippet

ilhoonlikepotato — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:39:06 -0600

cassandraclare:

They were far out from shore now—it was a shining line in the distance, the highway a ribbon of moving lights, the houses and restaurants along the coastline glimmering. “Well, as it turns out, my parents didn’t die in the ocean.” Emma took a shuddering breath. “They didn’t drown.”

“Knowing that doesn’t wipe out years of bad dreams.” Julian glanced toward her. The wind blew soft tendrils of his hair against his cheekbones. She remembered what it felt like to have her hands in that hair, how holding him had anchored her not just to the world, but to herself.

“I hate feeling like this,” she said, and for a moment even she wasn’t sure what she was talking about. “I hate being afraid. It makes me feel weak.”

“Emma, everyone’s afraid of something.” Julian moved slightly closer. “We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don’t wish you didn’t fear anything. All that would mean is that you don’t feel anything.”

“Jules—” She started to turn toward him in surprise at the intensity in his voice, but paused when she heard Cristina’s footsteps quicken, and then her voice, raised in recognition, calling:

“Mark!”

destinybooth:Downworlders// Shadowhunters Season 2

ilhoonlikepotato — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 23:20:42 -0600

destinybooth:

Downworlders// Shadowhunters Season 2

Someone: You can't ship Jessa, Wessa AND Heronstairs!

ilhoonlikepotato — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 00:05:53 -0600

Someone: You can't ship Jessa, Wessa AND Heronstairs!
Me: Don't believe me just watch *does the little dance*

staminarunes:do you think Jem carstairs looks up to the sky sometimes and whispers: “you would have...

ilhoonlikepotato — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:30:58 -0600

staminarunes:

do you think Jem carstairs looks up to the sky sometimes and whispers: “you would have loved this” with a huge smile on his face when he sees new modern things that remind him of Will

the-mortal-instruments-tid: 😍😍

ilhoonlikepotato — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:19:57 -0600

the-mortal-instruments-tid:

😍😍

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ilhoonlikepotato — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 00:24:50 -0600

Lord of Shadows

ilhoonlikepotato — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:55:02 -0600

Lord of Shadows

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ilhoonlikepotato — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 21:40:44 -0600