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Lord of Shadows

The Dark Artifices, Book 2 (A Shadowhunter Novel)

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Lord of Shadows

By: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: James Marsters
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Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare's Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the number-one New York Times and USA Today best-selling Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel.

Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she'd be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again?

And the faerie courts are not silent. The Unseelie King is tired of the Cold Peace and will no longer concede to the Shadowhunters' demands. Caught between the demands of faerie and the laws of the Clave, Emma, Julian, and Mark must find a way to come together to defend everything they hold dear - before it's too late.

©2017 Cassandra Clare (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
Fantasy Fiction

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Fantastic Narrator & Story

James Masters' performance is nothing short of masterful.His voice brings the story to a life in a way I never could in my own imagination. Another great book from Cassandra Clare.

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Wonderful Narration

James Masters does this book so much justice. It’s beautiful.
The story is great and I cannot wait to get into the next one.

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love! love! LOVE!

I love the world Cassandra Clare has created, the characters are like family, you laugh with them and cry, you're heart breaks when theirs does. No matter how many times I read them I still love every minute of it!

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Leaves you wanting more

Loved this series, lots of twists and turns to keep you in your toes. Wish the next book was out already.

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Phenomenal narrator

I love this story, it’s not my first time reading it but this narrator added so much to it. I was sceptical because I usually hate a mid series actor change but I will be searching for more books read by him.

Cassandra Clare delivers as usual and that ending was just as devastating this time around.

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Another brilliant shadow hunter novel

I loved this book! We see character development, old friends and amazing plot lines. I cannot wait to read book three.

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WOW!

This particular book has really taken me by storm. I absolutely loved it! To be honest, I never thought anything would live up to the infernal devices or the mortal instruments, but this book was quite possibly my favourite of the lot!

I have grown entirely to love the characters in this story and find myself fully invested in the plot. I am emotionally invested in Emma and Julian’s relationship and their journey to be together.

Finally, what a cliffhanger to end on… who saved Annabelle from certain death after what she did to the Blackthorns? How will Julian carry on after his loss and how will it affect him and his decisions? I absolutely cannot wait for the final book in the dark artifices and subsequently the last shadow hunter book!

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Amazing

There is no words for how good this book is. I can not wait for the next book.

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Heart racing with every chapter

an unexpected ending but was easy to get lost in the story.
I’ve loved the shadow hunter world since I picked up the first book and i was afraid this series would be too similar to mortal instruments. I was wrong.
James was amazing to listen to and really helped bring the characters to life.

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Great story and great narration!!!

Loved this book. James Marsters did a fantastic job with the narration. It has to be one of the best Ive listened to. I have to say Kieran's voice was my favourite.
I didn't want to stop listening and was very sad to finish the story.

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