HEA shares an audio excerpt from YA fantasy romance Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3 and a Shadowhunters novel) by Cassandra Clare, narrated by James Marsters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. (He also happens to be on the Hulu series Runaways.) He narrated the second book in the Dark Artifices series, Lord of Shadows, as well. And bonus! We have an interview with him and video of him reading Queen of Air and Darkness. Enjoy!

First, about Queen of Air and Darkness:

Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare’s Queen of Air and Darkness, the final novel in the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. Queen of Air and Darkness is a Shadowhunters novel.

What if damnation is the price of true love?

Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.

Interview with James:

Jamie's note: Beware SPOILERS for Lord of Shadows/Listen @ SOURCE

Video excerpt from studio:

About Cassandra

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood traveling the world with her family. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was 10 years old. Since her family moved around so much, she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called The Beautiful Cassandra based on the eponymous Jane Austen short story (and from which she later took her current pen name).

Find out more at www.cassandraclare.com.

Audio excerpt: Get a listen to Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3 and a Shadowhunters novel) by Cassandra Clare aka @cassieclare, narrated by @JamesMarstersOf. Interview with James, too! @SimonAudio https://t.co/ruIh1f3UGh pic.twitter.com/1N3Sn1kEUB

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