Part of Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, book 2
First published 2015
Simon sits in class as his instructor reveals the most heinous crime in Shadowhunter history. In the early 1800s, Tobias Herondale fled during battle and abandoned his comrades to their deaths. The Clave declared his life forfeit, but Tobias vanished without a trace. Unable to execute the deserter, the governing body took his pregnant wife instead and killed her as payment for his cowardice. Simon and his classmates react with horror to this brutal justice. Yet questions linger about the unborn child. Did the baby somehow survive the execution? Could descendants of Tobias Herondale walk the earth today, unaware of their Shadowhunter heritage? The possibility of a lost Herondale line sparks Simon's curiosity and sets him on a path that will challenge everything he believes about justice, family, and the rigid laws that govern his world.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, mystery
Setting: Shadowhunter
Period: Early 1800s
98 pages · ebook