Cassandra Clare is #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. She joins First Draft to discuss her most recent Shadowhunter novel, Chain of Iron, the latest installation of the Last Hours trilogy, and to answer listener questions.
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Holly Black, Newberry Honoree and New York Times bestselling author of the Spiderwick Chronicles, The Curse Workers, Magesterium, and her most recent series, Folk of Air. Hear her First Draft interview here.
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