In Tennessee in 1936, Jem saves a town from a greater demon and nearly catches up with his quarry. Jem helps his cousin Anna fight off demons and impress her new girlfriend. In London in 1901, Jem helps his nephew, Matthew, after he makes a horrible mistake that endangers his mother. In the process, he encounters other Shadowhunters in need.
Jem/Brother Zachariah looks for clues and sources of information in the Downworlder shadow markets around the world and through time. It's rumored that a Shadowhunter was raised in secret after his parents were punished and killed by the Clave and that this boy and all others in the lost Herondale line are being hunted by some bloodthirsty faeries. In GHOSTS OF THE SHADOW MARKET, Jem Carstairs, or Brother Zachariah as he's known among the immortal Silent Brothers, is on a mission to find a lost member of the Herondale family line. Rare strong language includes "a-hole," "bastard," "hell," "whore," and "damn." There's also a focus on honoring all types of families: ones with LGBTQ parents, with adoptive parents, with LGBTQ kids. Expect the usual passionate kisses and heavy focus on romantic relationships, straight and LGBTQ. Characters attempt to love and live fully in the face of it.
Recovering from loss is a powerful theme here, shared throughout the stories. Characters have some sad backstories, which readers of the three series already know something about: child abuse, lots of parent deaths. A pregnant woman is poisoned and miscarries. Innocents are found chained in a basement with a mention that some have died.
In this collection, there's some gore described as demons, werewolves, rogue Shadowhunters, and vampires attack: throats are ripped out, a woman is torn apart, there's a stabbing with a poison knife that almost kills, a few stabbings that do kill, plus some torture. Ten connected stories span from 1901 to the near-present and feature guest authors Sarah Rees Brennan ( Team Human), Maureen Johnson ( Truly Devious), Kelly Link, and Robin Wasserman. You will need to have read at least two of the three series, including The Infernal Devices to know who the characters are and follow along - reading all three is ideal to avoid spoilers if you are planning on reading the rest of the books at some point. Parents need to know that Ghosts of the Shadow Market is a companion to three connected best-selling fantasy series from author Cassandra Clare: The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Dark Artifices.
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