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Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections · Book 4

Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance

by Cassandra Clare

Published
2 December 2025
Pages
464
ISBN-13
9798217232185
Type
collection

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Cover of Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance

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.

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…

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