The Wicked Powers

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The Wicked Powers is a planned trilogy by Cassandra Clare. The fifth in the series chronologically, it is so far set to be the last and concluding series of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The title is derived from a Shadowhunter children's rhyme: "And bronze to summon wicked powers."

Known plans

To reiterate, TWP is currently not yet in the works. Information listed below may be subject to change.

• The main characters are going to be Kit Herondale, Tiberius Blackthorn, and Drusilla Blackthorn.^[7]
• It is expected to take place three years after The Dark Artifices,^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} in 2015.^[14][15] Kit and Ty are going to be about 18 years old while Dru will be about 16 or 17 years old.^[12]
• Jaime Rosales is set to be a significant character in this series.^[16][17]
• Ash will appear and have a significant role moving forward.^{[17][18][19][20][21]}
• Clare hopes to have a group of friends around Dru outside of her siblings,^[17] including Thais.^[22][23][24]
• Helen and Aline are set to return, possibly with children.^[25]
• Ty will be shown in the Scholomance. He may get a "cool pet".^[26]
• Certain plot points left off in Queen of Air and Darkness lead into this series, including Thule,^[27] the new dynamics of The Clave,^[28][29] Kit's heritage,^[30][31] the consequences of Ty performing magic and his link to Livia,^[32] among others.
• Janus will play a big role in this series.^[33]
• Being the final series installment, Cassie has plans for all the characters who are still around to face the greatest threat they've ever faced, and the characters from different generations of the Shadowhunter Chronicles will have to unite and join forces in the biggest battle they'll ever have to take it down,^[34] and that something will happen that will change the nature of Shadowhunters and what they mean.^[35] She has also stated that "It will bring the Shadowhunter Chronicles to an end. The Shadowhunter world will change forever."^[36][37]
• The series currently isn't scheduled but Clare hopes to publish the first installment in or around 2022, after The Last Hours and the second book of The Eldest Curses^[38] and possibly alternating with her upcoming, non-Shadowhunter-related Sword Catcher series.^[39]

Trivia

• The Wicked Powers will feature a plot inspired by and very loosely based on Arthurian legend, following the "parallels" tradition of other series.^[40]

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