u003cbu003eDark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare's u003ciu003eQueen of Air and Darknessu003c/iu003e, the final novel in the #1 u003ciu003eNew York Times u003c/iu003eand u003ciu003eUSA TODAY u003c/iu003ebestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. u003ciu003eQueen of Air and Darkness u003c/iu003eis a Shadowhunters novel.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eWhat if damnation is the price of true love?u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the u003ciu003eparabataiu003c/iu003e curse destroys them and everyone they love.