Whatever,” said Ragnor. “Raphael would never date a Shadowhunter.””Of course, why would he, when you two are in looove?” Magnus asked. “‘Oooh, Raphael is always so professional.’ ‘Oooh, Raphael brought up the most interesting points...

Pardon me, but we did not have the time to exchange that kind of personal information,” Magnus said. “I could not have known! Moreover, I wish to assure both of you that I did not...

Coaxing drunken Shadowhunters into making fools of themselves was a favorite occupation among the Downworlders, and this performance had been a tremendous success.

He carefully maintained the blasé air of one who had been here before and had been incredibly well dressed that time too

You’re the shape-changer aren’t you?” he said. “Magnus Bane told me about you. No mark on you at all, they say.”Tessa swallowed and looked him straight in the eye. They were discordantly human eyes, ordinary...

Ragnor [was] always happy to see chaos, but not be involved in it.

Our fathers were demons,’ Catarina said. ‘Our mothers were heroes.

Magnus threw the monkey a fig. The monkey took the fig.”There,” said Magnus. “Let us consider the matter settled.”The monkey advanced, chewing in a menacing fashion.”I rather wonder what I am doing here. I enjoy...

What – what – what are you doing?” he demanded.”I am almost six hundred years old,” Magnus claimed, and Ragnor snorted, since Magnus changed his age to suit himself every few weeks. Magnus swept on....

But the person who stepped out of the front door was tall and thin, with short, spiky dark hair. he was wearing a gold mesh vest and a pair of silk pajama pants. He regarded...