Dark Artifices Books in Order

This reading order guide provides the complete list of Dark Artifices books in order, from the very first to the latest, so you won’t miss anything!

About the Dark Artifices Series

Shadowhunters-dominated conworld of the “The Dark Artifices” series by Cassandra Clare is a fascinating storyline of continuation of the same universe from “The Mortal Instruments”. To many fans of Clare who just have a notion of the storyline of Clary Fray, “The Dark Artices” is a story of new people, the blacker side of the magic and the deeper emotional stakes in the plot. The series is about a brave and determined young Shadowhunter, Emma Carstairs, who is still haunted by the mysterious death of her parents during the Dark War. Emma was brought up in the Los Angeles Institute by the Blackthorn family, and that is why she has a powerful bond with Julian Blackthorn who is also her parabatai – a bond that makes their fates come together in ways that neither of them can escape. But, in the Shadowhunter world, parabatai are not allowed to fall in love… a rule that Emma and Julian find more and more difficult to obey.

The main thing that makes “The Dark Artices” the hot favourite with readers of the genre is actually not the romance or the action scenes, but the emotional dam that has been broken behind the characters’ choices. Clare does not only pen the stories about angels, demons, and faeries — but she also emblems of human experience such as love, grief, loyalty, and sacrifice. The novelists also have a chance to discover the new parts of the Shadow World, including the political tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters, while the growing unrest is the threat of destroying the very things the characters most love. For admirers of Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles who stayed with her since the beginning, the series is laden with references to the characters from the past, yet strong enough to stand on its own. Besides, for those who are entering the world of mythology being real, being in danger constantly, and love appearing as one of the most dangerous forces in this world, it is the perfect beginning of the series.