The Lost Book of the White

The Lost Book of the White is the second installment in The Eldest Curses series, continuing the adventures of beloved High Warlock Magnus Bane and Shadowhunter Alec Lightwood. This young adult urban fantasy novel blends action, romance, and magic as the couple, now parents to baby Max, must retrieve a stolen magical book. Their quest takes them from New York to Shanghai, where they confront a demonic invasion and an unstable magical wound affecting Magnus. The story features a prominent LGBTQ+ relationship, strong themes of family, friendship, and bravery, and is perfect for teens aged 12-18 who enjoy fast-paced fantasy with a romantic core. Parents should be aware of moderate peril and some scary scenes typical of the genre.

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it’s also a romantic getaway. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel. Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They’re living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets of New York are peaceful and quiet—as peaceful and quiet as they ever are, anyway. Until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus’s apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to get it back. They need to follow the thieves to Shanghai, they need to call some backup to accompany them, and they need a babysitter. Also, someone has stabbed Magnus with a strange magical weapon and the wound is glowing, so they have that to worry about too. Fortunately, their backup consists of Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and newly minted Shadowhunter Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus’s magic is growing unstable, and if they can’t stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have to follow them all the way back to the source—the realm of the dead. Can they stop the threat to the world? Will they make it back home before their kid completely wears out Alec’s mom?