Book 1 In Dark Artifices Series By: Cassandra Clare Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 698 Published: March 8, 2016 "In a kingdom by the sea.." Parabatai is a sacred word. Your parabatai is your best friend, your partner in battle, your everything- but you must never fall in love. Emma Carstairs is a shadowhunter, one who fights demons to protect the human world. Her best friend Julian Blackthorn is her parabatai. When bodies start turning up in the exact way her parents were murdered when she was a child, Emma starts to investigate. But with each new clue she receives, she unravels more secrets. What has Julian been hiding from her all these years? Why does Shadowhunter Law forbid parabatai to fall in love? Who really killed her parents? Can Emma bear the truth? My Review SPOILERS UP AHEAD!!! I would recommend reading the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices (I know, a lot of books) before you start Lady Midnight and th