by Wesley Chu
First published 2020
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood have settled into quiet family life with their son Max when warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their home and steal a powerful spell book. Magnus realizes the thieves are being controlled by something darker. He and Alec pursue them to Shanghai, joined by Clary Fairchild, Jace Herondale, Isabelle Lightwood, and newly graduated Shadowhunter Simon Lovelace. The stolen book serves a Greater Demon's plan to tear open a portal between the demon realms and Earth. Dangerous demons begin flooding Shanghai's streets. Magnus's magic becomes unstable after a violent confrontation, threatening his ability to fight. He and Alec must rally their friends to strike directly at the demon's source of power. What they discover there proves stranger and more dangerous than any of them anticipated. The fate of Shanghai and the barrier between worlds hangs in the balance.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, urban-fantasy
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, portal-fantasy
Setting: Shanghai
Period: contemporary
400 pages · ebook · Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Content warnings: violence