The Staroměstský orloj! The old town square clock in Prague. I love this clock so much I put it into City of Lost Souls.

The press of people was relieved when the street widened into an old medieval square. Despite the cold weather, it was filled with milling pedestrians and kiosks were selling sausages and hot, spiced cider. The three of them stopped for food and ate around a tall rickety table while the huge astronomical clock in the square’s center began to chime the hour. Clanking machinery started up, and a circle of danc- ing wooden figures appeared from doors on either side of the clock—the twelve apostles, Sebastian explained as the figures whirled around and around.

“There’s a legend,” he said, leaning forward with his hands cupped around a mug of hot cider, “that the king had the eyes of the clock maker put out after this clock was finished, so he could never build anything as beautiful again.”

Astronomical Clock. Old Times Square, Prague

The rarely seen Simon and Alec gifset. :)

likechildreninafairytale:

“I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual,” added Magnus.
- for Jamie ♥ 

Tinaaaaa it’s perfect sajdhfsdj let me love youuuuu

“My name is Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern. I had a father but he is dead. I have a mother but she is dead to me. I have a brother and I will bind him to me. I have a sister and I will teach her to love me. My name is Jonathan, but everyone calls me Sebastian. And I am going to burn down the world.”

Oooh. This giveth me the shudders and things! Sebastian, Jace and Clary.

Kara is one of my favorite fanartists. Everything she draws is lush and lovely.

darkknightress:

Three’s A Crowd… by ~kara-lija

wishing-you-were-here:

tmi/tid meme ★

[2/4] colors → white

…for death and sorrow, the color’s white.

Many people have asked me about the “Clearly I Have Made Some Bad Decisions” t-shirt Simon wears in City of Lost Souls. It’s actually a shirt designed by my friend Jeph Jacques of the webcomic Questionable Content. It was discontinued, but enough people have asked about it that — it’s back!

You can buy it here. Also I’m thinking maybe it would be a good present for Robbie. :) Not that he’s made any bad decisions, I’m sure.

City of Lost Souls: Italian cover

Magnus and Alec!

“Well, if you’re going to wake me up, you might as well make it worth my time”

City of Lost Souls on the side of a London bus!