Part of The Eldest Curses
First published 2019
Magnus Bane has earned a break. After the Mortal War, the High Warlock of Brooklyn boards a plane to Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter he is, against considerable odds, actually dating now. Paris is the first stop, and for a moment it looks like the vacation might stick. Then an old friend shows up with bad news. A demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand is spreading chaos across the continent. Magnus apparently founded it years ago. As a joke. He did not stick around to lead it, but someone else did, and that someone is hard to find and harder to stop. Magnus and Alec move city to city, chasing the cult's new leader while demons track their every move. The longer the hunt runs, the less clear it becomes who is an ally and who is working against them. Magnus carries secrets from his long past. Alec carries his own. The two of them will have to decide how much they trust each other before this is over. Written by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu, this is the first book in the Eldest Curses series, set in the Shadowhunters world.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult, urban-fantasy
Vibes: action-packed, dark, fast-paced, romantic, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, m-m-romance, trust-and-secrets
Setting: Brooklyn, Paris, Europe
Period: contemporary
368 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Content warnings: death, violence