Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy Books in Order

In the final Academy novella, Simon prepares for the perilous Ascension ritual that will either make him a full Shadowhunter or kill him. The ceremony forces him and his friends to face what they are truly willing to risk.

Kidnapped by faeries during a mission gone wrong, Simon encounters Mark Blackthorn, now part of the Wild Hunt. The story highlights the cost of the Cold Peace and the longing of someone caught between two worlds.

A mysterious warlock baby is left on the steps of Shadowhunter Academy, and Magnus Bane ends up bringing the child home to share with Alec. The novella offers a warm, chaotic look at the beginnings of their family.

Simon watches a past generation of students at the Academy, where quiet, bookish James Herondale and charming Matthew Fairchild struggle to become parabatai. Their awkward beginnings show how hard won and important that kind of bond really is.

A lesson on relations with faeries turns personal when the history of Andrew Blackthorn’s forbidden love for a faerie woman is revealed. Simon sees how prejudice and political bargains shaped the lives of Mark and Helen Blackthorn.

A guest lecture from Robert Lightwood reveals what Valentine’s Circle was really like when its members were young. As Simon listens, he begins to question how ordinary ambition and loyalty can twist into something much darker.

Simon and Clary are asked to witness the parabatai ceremony of Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn. What begins as a ritual lesson turns into a strange visionary experience that hints at how powerful and perilous a parabatai bond can be.

At the Academy, Simon Lewis hears the story of Tobias Herondale, a Shadowhunter who deserted his comrades and was supposedly executed. The tale raises troubling questions about justice, mercy, and the possibility that a secret Herondale line survived in the mundane world.

A lesson at the Academy reveals the truth behind the Jack the Ripper murders: Victorian Shadowhunters, including Will Herondale and Tessa Gray, faced the killer in London’s foggy streets. Simon learns how history looks from inside the Institute walls.

In the first Academy story, Simon Lewis leaves his old life behind to train as a Shadowhunter. Surrounded by suspicious classmates and brutal exercises, he must decide whether this difficult path is really worth reclaiming his lost memories.