A GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF THE NEPHILIM
The Clave is pleased to announce the newest edition
of the Nephilim’s oldest and most famous training manual: the Shadowhunter’s
Codex. Since the thirteenth century, the Codex has been the young
Shadowhunter’s best friend. When you’re being swarmed by demons it can be easy
to forget the finer points of obscure demon languages or the fastest way to
stop an attack of Raum demons. With the Codex by your side, you never have to
worry.
Now in its twenty-seventh edition, the Codex covers it all: the history
and the laws of our world; how to identify, interact with, and if necessary,
kill that world’s many colorful denizens; which end of the stele is the end you
write with. No more will your attempt to fight off rogue vampires and warlocks
be slowed by the need to answer endless questions from your new recruits: What
is a Pyxis? Why don’t we use guns? If I can’t see a warlock’s mark, is there a
polite way to ask him where it is? Where do we get all our holy water?
Geography, History, Magic, and Zoology textbook all rolled into one, the Codex
is here to help new Shadowhunters navigate the beautiful, often brutal world
that we inhabit.
Do not let it be said that the Clave is outdated or, as the younger
Shadowhunters say, “uncool”: this new edition of the Codex will be available
not only in the usual magically-sealed demonskin binding, but also in a smart,
modern edition using all of today’s most exciting printing techniques,
including such new features as a sturdy clothbound cover, a protective dust
jacket, and information about title, author, publisher, and so on conveniently
available right on the cover. You’ll be pleased to know that it fits neatly
into most satchels, and unlike previous editions, it rarely sets off alarm
wards.
The old woodcuts and engravings have been replaced as well: instead,
you’ll find lavish modern illustrations by some of the brightest luminaries of
the fantastic. Creatures, weapons, people, and places have been carefully and
accurately rendered by the likes of Rebecca Guay, Charles Vess, Jim Nelson,
Theo Black, Elisabeth Alba, and Cassandra Jean. Chapters are beautifully
introduced by the drawings of Michael Kaluta, and along with our condensation
of the classic 2,450-page tome, A History of the Nephilim, you will find a
selection of the best of the lovely illustrations of that volume by John
Dollar.
This edition of the Codex will be available in Institute libraries and
what mundanes sometimes call “book stores” in [DATE], 2013.