First published 2013
Magnus Bane is banned from Peru. The ban is permanent, and it is deserved. This short story goes back to the escapades that earned it. Magnus arrives in Peru with fellow warlocks Ragnor Fell and Catarina Loss in tow. What begins as a visit spirals outward in every direction. Magnus picks up several musical instruments and plays them badly. He dances, also badly. He drags Ragnor and Catarina from one disaster to the next, each worse than the last. Then he does something to the Nazca Lines that no one will speak of plainly afterward. The story belongs to The Bane Chronicles, a collection of ten adventures built around Magnus Bane, the flamboyant, centuries-old warlock familiar to readers of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices. Those series hinted at the ban. This story delivers the full account. Magnus is charming, reckless, and entirely willing to let a situation get out of hand. Peru never stood a chance. Written by Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare, this standalone short story was originally published as an e-only title in 2013.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, young-adult, comedy, urban-fantasy
Vibes: adventurous, humorous, lighthearted, mischievous, whimsical
Tropes: chaos-ensues, fish-out-of-water, found-family, reckless-protagonist
Setting: Peru, Nazca Lines
65 pages · ebook · Margaret K. McElderry Books