Seaweed Brain
Hello there fellow Shadowhunters, I have been heaps busy lately but I have just enough time today to write a new update on the Shadowhunter Universe. Firstly a very important question about death in the City of Heavenly Fire:
Hi, is everyone really gonna die in the last book of the Mortal Instruments? — deansgirl27
Everyone is not going to die in the last book of The Mortal Instruments.
I feel like there’s been a lot of character death floating around in random media lately (Homeland, Teen Wolf, various) and I have been seeing much sad. Which I totally understand because character death often sends me off to bed with a fluffy cat and an ice pack.
I have said that six people whose names we know will die in City of Heavenly Fire. (And there was a big banner that said WHO WILL SURVIVE across the teaser cover but to be fair I didn’t come up with that one!) And I can see how that would be nervewracking.
I guess what I can say is:
1) I do think all the deaths matter. None of them happen for shock value or no reason or to get across the message that death is random.
2) No ladies are fridged.
3) While some deaths might be surprising (?) — there is a big war going on so I don’t think the fact that some characters die will actually be that shocking.
4) My goal is not to destroy lives or drown anyone in a bucket of feels, just to tell an enjoyable story and create an end point that hopefully people will feel does justice to the story that came before.
5) I don’t want anyone to feel jerked around. I want things to feel earned and meaningful. I am not a fan of nihilism — which is not really an overall judgement call, just a preference. The ending is not a despairing one. I believe in hope! I really do. I hope this calms some of the more trepidatious fears. I guess time will tell — two more months — how it all works out, but that’s the goal!
6 PEOPLE WILL DIE! Okay I know it says there is a war going on, I don't know how that happened (sorry I still haven't received my copy of City of Lost Souls), but seriously 6 people are going to die. I swear if it is either Jace or Clary or any of the cool characters I will be mad! You can kill of Sebastian, we don't like him :)
Finally, Cassandra Jean (official artist for the series) has made a little seasonal banner for the season project she was doing. The recently announced series, The Last Hours, has a Spring themed banner. Here it is:
Hello there fellow Shadowhunters, I have been heaps busy lately but I have just enough time today to write a new update on the Shadowhunter Universe. Firstly a very important question about death in the City of Heavenly Fire:
Hi, is everyone really gonna die in the last book of the Mortal Instruments? — deansgirl27
Everyone is not going to die in the last book of The Mortal Instruments.
I feel like there’s been a lot of character death floating around in random media lately (Homeland, Teen Wolf, various) and I have been seeing much sad. Which I totally understand because character death often sends me off to bed with a fluffy cat and an ice pack.
I have said that six people whose names we know will die in City of Heavenly Fire. (And there was a big banner that said WHO WILL SURVIVE across the teaser cover but to be fair I didn’t come up with that one!) And I can see how that would be nervewracking.
I guess what I can say is:
1) I do think all the deaths matter. None of them happen for shock value or no reason or to get across the message that death is random.
2) No ladies are fridged.
3) While some deaths might be surprising (?) — there is a big war going on so I don’t think the fact that some characters die will actually be that shocking.
4) My goal is not to destroy lives or drown anyone in a bucket of feels, just to tell an enjoyable story and create an end point that hopefully people will feel does justice to the story that came before.
5) I don’t want anyone to feel jerked around. I want things to feel earned and meaningful. I am not a fan of nihilism — which is not really an overall judgement call, just a preference. The ending is not a despairing one. I believe in hope! I really do. I hope this calms some of the more trepidatious fears. I guess time will tell — two more months — how it all works out, but that’s the goal!
6 PEOPLE WILL DIE! Okay I know it says there is a war going on, I don't know how that happened (sorry I still haven't received my copy of City of Lost Souls), but seriously 6 people are going to die. I swear if it is either Jace or Clary or any of the cool characters I will be mad! You can kill of Sebastian, we don't like him :)
Finally, Cassandra Jean (official artist for the series) has made a little seasonal banner for the season project she was doing. The recently announced series, The Last Hours, has a Spring themed banner. Here it is:
Also if anyone missed the earlier ones I ventured deep into Cassandra Clare's blog and found them for you :)
The Mortal Instrument Fall themed:
The Infernal Devices Winter themed:
The Dark Artifices Summer themed:
So, that is all for today and just to tell people I am working on a Percy Jackson post regarding the official art. It will be interesting so stay tuned for my first Percy Jackson post. :)
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