'The Dark Artifices: Lady Midnight' Snippet from Cassandra Clare's Site

Characters from The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Jean (for more details, click here.)

A snippet from Lady Midnight -the first book in The Dark Artifices series- on Cassie's website.

The cycle hit the beach and spun out. Emma went into a rolling crouch as she flew free of it, keeping her elbows in, pushing the air hard out of her lungs. She turned her head as she hit the sand, slapping her palms down to roll herself forward, absorbing the impact of the fall through her arms and shoulders, her knees folding up into her chest. The stars wheeled crazily overhead as she spun, sucking in her breath as her body slowed its rolling. She came to a stop on her back, her hair and clothes full of sand and her ears full of the sound of the wildly crashing ocean….

Lady Midnight will be published in 2015 but, takes place in 2012.
Check out the synopsis:

Los Angeles, 2012. It’s been five years since the events of the Mortal Instruments when Nephilim stood poised on the brink of oblivion and Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs lost her parents. After the blood and violence she witnessed as a child, Emma has dedicated her life to

First synopsis of 'City of Heavenly Fire'

Check out the new synopsis for City of Heavenly Fire from goodreads:

ERCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID.

I am coming.

 Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!

While at WonderCon, Cassandra Clare Talks About 'City of Bones' Casting, Last Book...

Collider released their interview video with Jamie Campbell Bower (which you can watch here) just a couple of days ago. As a follow up, they interviewed Cassie too!

Collider: When you started receiving interest about turning your book into a film, were you immediately excited about it, or were you hesitant about the idea?
CASSANDRA CLARE: I was a little hesitant. I was excited about the idea, but I also was a little freaked out. I grew up in L.A. and I worked for The Hollywood Reporter. I knew enough about the business to know that the usual role of the author on a movie is to get out of the way and not say anything. So I thought, “How do I feel about turning this whole project over to people and letting them do what they want with it, not even knowing about it?” And then, Unique Features approached me – and that’s Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, and they did The Lord of the Rings, which are my favorite movies in the world – and I thought, “Well, if I’m going to sell this to somebody, it should be the people who made my favorite movies.”

With so many young adult books being turned into movies, what would you say to people to get them to understand that this is a very different type of story with its own mythology?

@cassieclare's twitter Q&A (TMI, TDA, TBC and more)

Cassie's twitter Q and A on Wednesday, March 27 about The Dark Artifices, The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones movie, and The Bane Chronicles. See details about her secret unnamed project and TLH here.
*caution there are some Clockwork Princess spoilers*

About The Dark Artifices:

RT @lcdarkmoon: " @sarahreesbrenna What about the bus? And the hot guys on it?" Alas! The tour is over! we go to LA now. TDA research.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

@guaiguainu Yes, she does.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

@idrisbr by the time I am done with TDA it will be 2018.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

About The Mortal Instruments:

RT @paynefulness: " Will Simon ever come up with a name for his band or will it be changing" it has a final one in CoHF..that is a bit sad.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

@catreads maybe it is about global warming.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

@marked_jace how do you know he didn't?
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

RT @cheronnii: " is anything spicy happening between jace and clary in CoHF?" oh yes. You will have to put the book in the freezer. :)
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

RT @sammy_oulton: "will we find out who Sebastian's 'beautiful one' is?" yes.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

RT @zayn_liam1d: " Is @kevinzegers like Alec in real life?" Mmmm..funnier. Sorry Alec :)
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 28, 2013

@ohpandabear could be :)
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

RT @meloverofbooks: " will Tessa Emma, and Julian be in CoHF any? Even just mentions?" yes on Jules and Em. Maybe on Tess etc.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) March 27, 2013

About the City of Bones movie:

In regards to Jonathan Rhys Meyers being in the City of Bones theatrical trailer:

City of Heavenly Fire to be released March 1, 2014

According to the ShadowhunterApp, the last book of The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire will be released March 1, 2014.

Get Your Name in City of Heavenly Fire

Donate $15 and Enter for Your Chance to Get Your Name in City of Heavenly Fire

First of all, the Project for Awesome is a charity drive where the YouTube community comes together to raise both awareness and money for charities. It’s been going on every December since 2007, was started by John and Hank Green, and raised over $70,000 last year.

And THIS year, Cassie is doing something special for it.

By donating $15 to  Project for Awesome, your name to gets put into a pool of names, if your name gets Kissed or Killed (chosen), you will get your name in City of Heavenly Fire.

If you win Kiss/Kill, you get, your name in City of Heavenly Fire. You can choose to get kissed or killed, but the person who kisses or kills you will be a surprise!

As a bonus, by donating, you will get a copy of a short story by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black.

Donate now!

Reblog Cassie/Holly's post on tumblr to let all your friends know!