Shadowhunters Books

The Shadowhunter Book series is a popular young adult fiction franchise written by popular American writer Cassandra Clare. The Shadowhunter Books currently encompass six series of novels, three short-story collections, five graphic novels, one film, a television series, and other media. 

These works are set in a universe where pagan and Judeo-Christian, fairy tales and mythologies exist alongside the mundanes (normal humans). A race of humans who possess angel blood, the Nephilim or Shadowhunters, are appointed warriors on Earth of the Angel Raziel to patrol the Shadow World and prevent demons as well as Downworlders, including warlocks, faeries, werewolves, and vampires, from attacking the mundanes. There is an uneasy peace, a treaty known as The Accords, between the governing body of the Nephilim, known as the Clave, and the Downworlders, not all of whom want peace or respect the Clave's authority.

Featuring mythical characters and fictional places; this long standing series by Cassandra Clare chronicles the adventures of its very interesting characters and more. Popular amongst young adults and teens, Shadowhunters books are just the adventures your young teen needs on their bookshelf.

Read on as we list some of our favourite Shadowhunter books to read…

Cassandra Clare’s The Eldest Curses 2 Books Collection Set for children aged 14+ A new series by Cassandra Clare, The Eldest Curses is a 2 book collection set for young adults. The series follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War. The first book The Lost Book of the White features Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood who are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their loft and steal a powerful spell book. The adventure ensues but when a violent encounter causes Magnus’s magic to grow increasingly unstable, Alec and Magnus rally their friends to strike at the heart of the demon’s power. However, what they find there is far stranger and more nefarious than what they ever could have expected. 

The second book in the set; The Red Scrolls of Magic is set in Europe. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation—a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. 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. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. Years ago. As a joke. Now Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand and its elusive new leader before the cult can cause any more damage. 

Shadowhunters—The Dark Artifices 3 Books Box Set by Cassandra Clare The first novel of this series, Lady Midnight is a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles.

In the second book, Lord of Shadows Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again? Well, read and find out.

The third and final instalment of the series; Queen of Air and Darkness
raises an interesting question. What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.