卡桑德拉·克莱尔 (Cassandra Clare) 于 1973 年 7 月 27 日出生于伊朗德黑兰，是美籍伊朗裔美国小说家和青少年小说作家。她最出名的作品是从 2007 年到 2014 年最后一部发行的 Mortal Instruments 幻想系列。 Claire 出生于 Judith Rumelt，其父母在伊朗德黑兰的美国出生。她的父母是伊丽莎白和理查德·罗梅特。他们分别担任工商管理学院的教授和作家。
克莱尔的外祖父是电影制片人马克斯·罗森伯格。克莱尔是犹太人，但她形容她的家人没有宗教信仰。
小时候，克莱尔经常旅行，在瑞士、英国和法国度过。她在高中时回到洛杉矶，此后一直在加利福尼亚和纽约市之间分配时间，为各种娱乐杂志和小报工作，包括好莱坞报道。
住在洛杉矶期间，克莱尔开始用卡桑德拉克莱尔的名字写小说。受哈利波特启发的德里科三部曲和受指环王启发的绝密日记已成为流行小说。尽管如此，克莱尔在以卡桑德拉克莱尔的名义出版她的第一部小说《白骨之城》之前，还是从互联网上删除了她的奇幻小说。
克莱尔目前与她的丈夫约书亚刘易斯和三只猫住在马萨诸塞州的阿默斯特。
The Shadowhunter’s Codex pdf 卡桑德拉克莱尔
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Do not let it be said that the Clave is outdated or, as the younger Shadowhunters say, “uncool”: this new edition of the Codex will be available not only in the usual magically-sealed demonskin binding, but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 October 2013.