The unusual illustrated beginning is also a good technique to explore. This would be a good introduction for the fast paced short story and its structure, as well as the detail it would need to contain to entice the reader. Even the titles of the stories are intriguing and often point to the dark humour of the story to come, i.e.: 'What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything'. There is also an interesting exploration of historical periods and the description of certain time periods draws the reader straight into the past, for example to the time of Prohibition.Įach story is introduced by an illustrated quote from that tale, and these are the ideal 'tasters' to draw in the reader before each story. All of the stories have a dark humour, yet are underpinned by more serious issues, such as: homosexuality, grief, ethnic origins, love and feeling accepted by others. They are portrayed as second class citizens in a World where humans are referred to as 'Mundanes' and the ruling classes are Shadowhunters.įans of the Cassandra Clare series will enjoy the extra tales, especially as there are 10 short stories and an exclusive additional story told only in answer machine messages. It gives the reader a much closer insight into the life of a Downworlder, which includes the races of Werewolf, Warlocks, Fairies and Vampires. This set of short stories is based around the life of Magnus Bane, a Warlock from The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series.
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