Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance
- Published
- 2 December 2025
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN-13
- 9798217232185
- Type
- collection
About this book
Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance is a story collection in the Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections series, published in 2025. It follows Ghosts of the Shadow Market and is the most recent entry in the series to date. It runs 464 pages. Solely written by Cassandra Clare, unlike the earlier three co-authored collections in this file. Originally released as a limited Kickstarter/indie edition in 2025 before this Knopf Books for Young Readers trade hardcover.
Key facts about Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance
Cassandra Clare wrote Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance, a collection on our list. It has been out since 2 December 2025. The book has 464 pages.
We list 2 editions of this collection. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9798217232185 to find the main one.
Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance is book 4 of 4 in the Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with The Bane Chronicles (2014). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Cassandra Clare writes The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices and Magisterium, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, A Sea Change is the latest published Cassandra Clare book on file, from 28 April 2026.
About Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare built one of young-adult fantasy's largest ongoing universes almost by accident — she was writing entertainment journalism in New York before her 2007 debut, City of Bones, grew into The Mortal Instruments, the six-book series that introduced Shadowhunters: warriors who hunt demons in a modern world hiding in plain sight of angels, vampires and warlocks. See every Cassandra Clare book in order.
Its place in Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections
Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance is book 4 in the Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections series. It follows Ghosts of the Shadow Market. See the full Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections reading order.
Alongside the main Shadowhunter novels, Cassandra Clare has written four collections of interconnected short stories that fill in corners of the same world. The Bane Chronicles gathers eleven stories tracing centuries of Magnus Bane's life, from his first meeting with a young Will Herondale to his early days with Alec Lightwood. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy follows Simon Lewis's uneasy return to Shadowhunter training after The Mortal Instruments, told across ten linked stories. Ghosts of the Shadow Market…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9798217232185
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9798217225705