''The Shadowhunter's Codex'' is a companion book to
Cassandra Clare's ''
The Shadowhunter Chronicles
''The Shadowhunter Chronicles'' is a media franchise based on the writings of American young adult fiction writer Cassandra Clare, which currently encompasses six series of novels, three short-story collections, five graphic novels, one film, a t ...
''. The book was authored by both Clare and her husband, Joshua Lewis, and was released on October 29, 2013. ''The Shadowhunter's Codex'' is written in the form of an illustrated handbook: a
facsimile of the one given to
Clary Fray, the protagonist of
The Mortal Instruments
''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned fi ...
series.
Plot
This book is Clary Fray's personal copy of the 20th edition of ''The Shadowhunter's Codex'', which contains the history of the Nephilim, or Shadowhunters, as well as information they have compiled.
The 20th edition of the book was intended to be an updated version, to help young Shadowhunters in a modern world, although Clary, and her friends,
Jace Herondale and
Simon Lewis, felt otherwise. Throughout the pages are sketches made by Clary, as well as comments by her and her friends.
Trivia
''The Shadowhunter's Codex'' was actually compiled from notes, timelines, and character summaries that were used as references during the writing of ''The Shadowhunter Chronicles''.
References
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2013 American novels
American young adult novels
Contemporary fantasy novels
Books by Cassandra Clare
Margaret K. McElderry books