Magnus’s magic is growing unstable, and if they can’t stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have to follow them all the way back to the source-the realm of the dead. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them.

They need to follow the thieves to Shanghai, they need to call some backup to accompany them, and they need a babysitter.Īlso, someone has stabbed Magnus with a strange magical weapon and the wound is glowing, so they have that to worry about too.įortunately, their backup consists of Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and newly minted Shadowhunter Simon. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to get it back. Until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus’s apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. They’re living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets of New York are peaceful and quiet-as peaceful and quiet as they ever are, anyway. Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel. As their quest for answers becomes increasingly dire, Magnus and Alec will have to trust each other more than ever-even if it means revealing the secrets they’ve both been keeping.From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it’s also a romantic getaway. Demons are now dogging their every step, and it is becoming harder to tell friend from foe. Now Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand before the cult can cause any more damage.

A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world.

Publishers WeeklyĪll Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation-a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. swashbuckling launch to the Eldest Curses series. A rip-roaring adventure merged with satisfying romance.

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