San Diego Comic Con to offer 'Shadowhunters and Downworlders' anthology

San Diego Comic Con - July 12-15th - is approaching fast and with roughly three weeks to go, schedules are slowly coming out into the open, fandoms are getting hyped up and excitement is swarming the internet. Not only that, but certain giveaways are being offered. One especially for us fellow Shadowhunters.

The lovely folks at Smart Pop Books will be at Comic Con to promote Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader, an anthology edited by the queen herself, Cassandra Clare; due out sometime in January 2013.

There will also be 10 copies to give away along with one Binding Rune Split Pendant (designed by Hebel Design) and other promotional bookmarks.

For anyone going to Comic Con (like myself xD), all you have to do to enter is stop by Booth #4300 and ask them to scan your badge.

Here is a brief synopsis of Shadowhunters and Downworlders:

Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series, epic urban fantasy set in a richly imagined world of shadowhunters, vampires, werewolves, fairies, and more, has captured the imaginations and loyalty of hundreds of thousands of YA readers.

Shadowhunters and Downworlders, edited by Clare (who provides an introduction to the book and to each piece), is a collection of pieces by YA authors writing about the series and its world.

To read more, go to http://www.smartpopbooks.com/book/shadowhunters-and-downworlders

As I just said, I will be attending this year's San Diego Comic Con and will do my best to get to the booth in time (although with over 100,000 other attendees, timing might be technical.). Who else is attending? Excited?

Last year there were preview chapters of Clockwork Prince, and I'm glad to see they're not slipping on the giveaways this time around, either. I, myself, cannot wait to read this.

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