Questions and answers – books and one TID tv show q

Asi-sea asked: Hey Cassie! First I would like to thank you for creating the Rosales’s, it means a lot to see Hispanic/characters of color brought to text. I remember reading somewhere that we will see Cristina’s story completed in Qoaad, and I’ve been curious about how much of her lineage and connections with the faeries will contribute to events in Qoaad, or her relationship with Kieran/Mark? I hope to see more of her I admire the nature of her character it’s quiet yet powerful, thank you for her.

I’m glad you like Cristina! I think with her we see how much the political is the personal. She has spent her life dedicated to ending the Cold Peace and bringing a new understanding between Nephilim and faeries, and that is reflected in her relationships with Mark and Kieran. Cristina gets some big moments, including one move that changes the course of Faerie history. Her relationship with Mark and Kieran and the big events of Queen are inextricably linked – our dreams and ambitions inform our loves, hates and actions.

Wessaxmalec asked: Will we see Tessa and Kit or Tessa and Jace or all three interact in QoAaD (or TWP)? I would love to see them all together talking (even if the topic is something random like ducks)..

Yes you’ll see Kit interact with Jace and Tessa both, though not at the same time. He also interacts with Jem.

Princekierz : If Kieran said he doesn’t want to go back to where Mark is, how is he introduced back in their circle? Does something changes his mind or does someone go after him for whatever reason?

Events eventuate, as they say! Things change, and Kieran returns to the main group. It isn’t as if he wanted to stay away from Mark because he hates Mark – he felt like seeing Mark was painful.

Lightwoodbane1 asked: Hello my queen. Will Ash be more developed in QoAaD? If so, will it play any important role in the story?

Yes, we do see more of Ash – but I would say literally everything about him is a spoiler, including many things that I think will be very surprising!

“Lluvia-de-poesia asked Hello Cassie, thanks for all your books. I hope you like the Shadowhunerbookmonth. My question is: will we see more conversations and moments between Clary and Emma”

Yes, they have at least one significant conversation, in which the word “butt” is used.

Emmarosales: “are we getting anyone else’s pov in a deeper love besides jem?”

Indeed, we get Tessa’s! We ar starting to get deeper into the mystery now that leads them into the events of Lady Midnight and to Kit.

<redacted> I have been hearing a lot about an Infernal Devices TV show spinoff of Shadowhunters, is that happening? Would it be a spinoff of the existing show and did they just start developing it?

Hi guys! I’ve received a few (hundred) questions about this one. As you all know, Constantin has had the rights to both the Mortal Instruments and the Infernal Devices for years and they have the legal right to develop any show about TID that they want to. A TID show has been in their minds for a while now as an independent project unrelated to the movie or to the show that went before.

Last year I found out that TID had a writer for a pilot script. I can’t say who she is, but she is really clever and insightful and has worked on fantasy properties before, which I think is so important.

I have talked to the writer on and off every month or so for about six months. I like her a lot and she has read all the books. She knows the time period well and gets the characters. I do like the pilot, though pilots can always change.

It is not a spinoff of Shadowhunters in any way other than having related source material. They aren’t set in the same “world” – the world building and mythology is the mythology and magic of the books, not the Freeform show. I understand it must be confusing to hear it called a spinoff (and no one involved has ever called it that in my hearing) but it isn’t a spinoff any more than Carrie was a spinoff of The Shining or American Gods was a spinoff of Neverwhere. They’re just separate shows based on books by the same author. I know It seems weird for news about it to come out so soon after the cancellation of Shadowhunters, and makes them seem connected, but they are not. (I was also surprised.) But it’s an ongoing project, and has been for a while. Here is Constantin discussing it in Variety in April:

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/constantin-tv-chief-oliver-berben-drama-brands-global-audiences-1202748973/

“Constantin is also trying to create new brands, such as “The Typist,” and is working on a TV adaptation of Clare’s novels “The Infernal Devices.”

I’ve known they were going to meet with Netflix and other networks about this for months, so I’m interested to hear that’s still happening despite everything – the cancellation of Shadowhunters could have meant the end of the development of any projects set in the Shadow World, but those involved in the TID show project have been very dedicated to it for a while now. There’s been a lot of interest in making it, but obviously it’s far from definite. I am curious to see what will happen and will keep you updated.