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  A very special thank-you to Cassie for allowing me to help tell Magnus’s story. This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and I am truly honored and blessed to be a part of something as special as the Shadowhunter universe.

  Lastly I have to acknowledge Magnus and Alec. Your love is an inspiration and a beacon to so many. May your first days until your last days shine equally bright.

  —W. C.

  About the Authors

  CASSANDRA CLARE is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Lady Midnight, Lord of Shadows, and Queen of Air and Darkness, and the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and Infernal Devices trilogy. She is the coauthor of The Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy with Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman, as well as The Shadowhunter’s Codex, which she cowrote with her husband, Joshua Lewis. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and been made into a feature film and a TV show. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.

  WESLEY CHU won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His debut novel, The Lives of Tao, earned him a YALSA Alex Award and a Science Fiction Goodreads Choice Award Top 10 slot. Visit him at wesleychu.com.

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Names: Clare, Cassandra, author. | Chu, Wesley, author.

  Title: The red scrolls of magic / Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu.

  Description: First edition. | New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2019. |

  Series: The eldest curses ; book 1 | Summary: High Warlock Magnus Bane learns that a demon-worshipping cult, the Crimson Hand, is wreaking havoc across Europe, threatening more than just his romantic getaway with new boyfriend, Alec Lightwood.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2018030577 (print) | LCCN 2018037578 (eBook) | ISBN 9781481495080 (hardback) | ISBN 9781481495103 (eBook)

  Subjects: | CYAC: Warlocks—Fiction. | Magic—Fiction. | Cults—Fiction. | Demonology—Fiction. | Gays—Fiction. | Love—Fiction. | Europe—Fiction.

  Classification: LCC PZ7.C5265 (eBook) | LCC PZ7.C5265 Red 2019 (print) | DDC [Fic]—dc23

  LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018030577