Explore the world of the Mortal Instruments with Cassandra Clare and more Join Cassandra Clare and a Circle of more than a dozen top YA writers, including New York Times bestsellers Holly Black , Rachel Caine , and Kami Garcia , as they write about the Mortal Instruments series, its characters, and its world. Inside you'll read: A cinematic tutorial on why the best friend (Simon) always loses out to the bad boy (Jace) The unexpected benefits of the incest taboo What we can read between the lines of Alec and Magnus' European vacation The importance of friendship, art, humor, and rebellion And more, from the virtues of Downworlders to the naughty side of Shadowhunting