Clockwork Princess in the Running for Best Books of 2013

It is that time of the year again, Goodreads is hosting a choice awards for the best books of 2013, the categories include: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Horror, Memoir and Autobiography, History and Biography, Non-Fiction, Food and Cookbooks, Humor, Graphic Novels and Comics, Poetry, Debut Goodreads Author, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction, Middle Grade and Children's, and finally, Picture Books.

Why should the Shadowhunters care? Well, Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess has been nominated for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction - that's why!

This week is the opening round for nominations, so get on Goodreads and vote - or create a Goodreads account, and vote! The important thing to do here is to vote vote vote Shadowhunters!

Vote for Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess as the Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction book of 2013 HERE for the Goodreads choice awards 2013!

   

Music Monday: Jamie Campbell Bower shares new music snippets for fans

RECORDING from Jamie Bower on Vimeo.

Jamie Campbell Bower offered us a tasty treat by sharing a Vimeo of new music he is working on with Tristan Marmont and Dan Smith.

I asked the guys if they could share with us!

@tristanmarmont @Jamiebower @kebabfingers Can y'all do a tumblr snippet of some of the new stuff you are working on? I'm curious to hear it! — The Mortal Institute (@TMI_Institute) November 4, 2013

For all asking for snippets of new music material there are selections in this video. https://t.co/bK8FqRG1eq x
— Jamie Campbell Bower (@Jamiebower) November 4, 2013

What do you guys think of the band's sound!? I am a rock girl through and through, so this is right up my alley! Thanks to Jamie and the guys for sharing!

New Bane Chronicles snippet features Elyaas the demon

Cassie Clare took to Tumblr to share a brand new snippet from The Bane Chronicles: What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who has Everything, which features a fun interaction with the blue tentacled demon Elyaas, who made an appearance in The Infernal Devices. Read ahead...

Bane Chronicles snippet
“How have you been keeping? You know, since the last time you summoned me,” said Elyaas, the demon.“What?” Magnus asked.“You don’t remember me?” said the tentacle demon.“I summon a lot of demons,” Magnus said weakly.There was a long pause. Magnus stared into the bottom of his coffee cup and desperately willed more coffee to appear. This was something a lot of mundanes did too, but Magnus had one up on those suckers. His mug did slowly fill again, until it was brimming with rich dark liquid. He sipped and looked at Elyaas, who was shifting uncomfortably from tentacle to tentacle.“Well,” said Elyaas. “This is awkward.”“It’s nothing personal,” said Magnus.“Maybe if I jogged your memory,” Elyaas suggested helpfully. “You summoned me when you were searching for a demon who cursed a Shadowhunter? Bill Herondale?”“Will Herondale,” said Magnus.Elyaas snapped his tentacles as if they were fingers. “I knew it was something like that.”“You know,” Magnus said, enlightened, “I think I do remember. I’m sorry about that. I realized right away that you weren’t the demon I was looking for. You looked kind of blue in one of the drawings, but obviously you are not blue, and I was wasting your time. You were pretty understanding about it.”“Think nothing of it.” Elyaas waved a tentacle. “These things happen. And I can look blue. You know, in the right light.”“Lighting’s important, it’s true,” said Magnus.“So whatever happened with Bill Herondale and that curse a blue demon put on him?” The cecaelia demon’s interest seemed genuine.“Will Herondale,” Magnus said again. “It’s actually rather a long story.”“You know, sometimes we demons pretend we’re cursing people and we don’t really do it,” said Elyaas chattily. “Like, just for kicks? It’s kind of a thing with us. Did you know that?”“You could have mentioned it a century or two ago,” Magnus observed frostily.Elyaas shook his head, smiling a slime-bedecked smile. “The old pretend-to-curse. It’s a classic. Very funny.” He appeared to notice Magnus’s unimpressed expression for the first time. “Not from your perspective, of course.”“It wasn’t funny for Bill Herondale!” said Magnus. “Oh, damn it. Now you’ve got me doing it.”— from What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything*We just got news on an awesome audio narrator for this one - I think you guys will be pleased!

What do you think about this fun snippet? Are you excited about the newest Bane Chronicles from Cassie and Sarah Rees Brennan? Share your thoughts below.