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Lord of Shadows

The Dark Artifices Book 2

Cassandra Clare

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.2 (243 on Hardcover)

Released Nov 6, 2018

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A note for parents

Lord of Shadows is a dark urban fantasy sequel aimed at mature teens, featuring complex characters navigating dangerous supernatural conflicts and forbidden relationships. The book contains moderate violence, some mature emotional themes, and a central romance between parabatai (a complicated forbidden bond), but no graphic sexual content. Readers should be comfortable with moral ambiguity, emotional stakes, and the series' ongoing mythology before starting.

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From the publisher

A #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare’s Lord of Shadows, the bestselling sequel to Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel. Emma Carstairs has just learned that the love she shares with her warrior partner and parabatai, Julian Black... A #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare’s Lord of Shadows, the bestselling sequel to Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel. Emma Carstairs has just learned that the love she shares with her warrior partner and parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, isn’t just forbidden—it could destroy them both. She knows she should run from Julian. But how can she when the Blackthorn family is threatened by enemies on all sides? Their only hope is the Black Volume of the Dead, a spell book of terrible power. Everyone wants it. Only the Blackthorns can find it. Spurred on by a dark bargain with the Seelie Queen, Emma; her best friend, Cristina; and Mark and Julian Blackthorn embark on a journey into the Courts of Faerie, where glittering revels hide bloody danger and no promise can be trusted. As dangers close in, Julian devises a risky new scheme that depends on the cooperation of an unpredictable enemy. But success may come with a price he and Emma cannot even imagine, one that will have repercussions for everyone and everything they hold dear.

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  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Diverse Characters
  • Loveable Characters
  • Weak Character Development
  • Strong Character Development
  • Character driven
  • Plot driven
  • A mix driven
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • Adventurous
  • sad

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