The Bane Chronicles: Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson

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Most warlocks were born wearing unmistakable signs of what they were, and some warlock children died young because their parents abandoned or killed what they saw as unnatural creatures. I had hoped this wouldn't be an issue, but I got the distinct impression that the reader is supposed to have read all of Clare's other books before this one. They decided that the non-traditional style of interconnected novellas would be best served by initial Internet publication. I could probably have taken them for the whole family fortune, or at least the silver, but a handsome man asked me to run away with him, and I thought, What the hell.

In the end Magnus was able to persuade Ragnor away from Arequipa only by introducing him to another lovely young lady, Giuliana, who knew her way in the rain forest and assured them both that she would be able to lead them to ayahuasca, a plant with remarkable magical properties. Each chapter deals with a different place, topic, or time, filling in gaps between the events that have taken place in The Mortal Instruments series and The Infernal Devices trilogy. Magnus asked his friends if they could stay in Puno for a while, and was not surprised when they agreed. Imasu seemed to still be brooding about Magnus’s charango playing, a subject that Magnus had lost all interest in. Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm.

We thought you would remain there for some time, but we took our eyes off you for one minute, and then you scuttled off. Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this paperback collection of New York Times bestselling tales, each with comic-style art. In the end he broke down and told the last story, though he left out details like the Silent Brothers and Catarina’s almost being burned as a witch. You said that you wanted me to join you on travels that would be a ceaseless round of debauchery,” Ragnor told him.

The Bane Chronicles" certainly succeeds in what it set out to do; that is, give us some entertaining stories of Magnus's adventures and provide some insight to this enigmatic fellow. Perhaps it's because the last "Mortal Instruments" book I read was such a disappointment, but I wasn't expecting this level of writing from these stories.Carried on the clear mountain air, out over the lake water and through the house, rang Magnus’s melody. The Midnight Heir was easily, hands down, without question, my favorite story in this entire collection.