In the final novel of The Dark Artifices trilogy, Queen of Air and Darkness, Cassandra Clare explores dark secrets and forbidden love that threaten the survival of the Shadowhunters. The Clave is on the brink of civil war after the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, and Julian and Emma must put their love aside to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead from Faerie. However, what they find may tear the Shadow World apart and lead to a future they never imagined. They must race against time to save the Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.