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. A character remembers his addiction to a drug that nearly killed him.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Joking talk of a very drunken party that doesn't end well. A demon wears a suit of human skin.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Talk of regular mortals under enchantment doing horrible things, such as slitting another man's throat, putting out own eyes with hot coals. Many stories of parent deaths - often in front of children - and how the loss impacted them through adulthood. Another recalls growing up in a brothel, her mother being fed to vampires. A young woman recalls her abusive upbringing of beatings and neglect. Bombs fall during Blitz in London talk of the loss of life. Innocents chained in a basement, experimented on, with mention that some have died. Demons, werewolves, rogue Shadowhunters, and vampires attack: throats ripped out, a woman torn apart, a stabbing with a poison knife that almost kills, a few stabbings that do kill, some torture.

Ghost of the shadow market