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CASSANDRA CLARE AND RICK RIORDAN HAVE CHARACTERS IN THE SAME UNIVERSE??

Hello! I'm your friendly host, Courtney, and today we will be tackling our first crackpot theory!

This theory has been developed with help from my good friend, princezhadis , so check her out!

Anyway. Cassandra Clare. Author of the amazing Shadowhunter Chronicles, and a really cool lady who interacts with her fans on Tumblr.

Rick Riordan. Author of the Percy Jackson books, the Kane Chronicles, and the Gods of Asgard series. Slightly less interactive, but still a good author (OKAY I HATE HIM BUT I'M TRYING TO BE PROFESSIONAL).

What do these two authors have in common, aside from their audience?

A lot, surprisingly.

If, like me, you got your hands on a copy of The Sword of Summer as soon as possible, then you'll remember that author's note. Oh, you know...the one thanking Cassandra Clare for lending him the excellent name 'Magnus'?

If you're not in that fandom, then you're probably a Clare enthusiast, yes? Read the Shadowhunter's Codex? Good. Because there is a hella lot of evidence in there. I'll move onto that later.

First, however, I'm going to present my basic theory: The Clare books and the Riordan books are all set in the same universe.

(And yes, I'm including TKC in this, since it's proven PJO and TKC share a universe.)

'Courtney,' I hear you say, 'are you feeling alright? You can't just go around claiming that two big YA series are set in the same universe.'

Well, I am. And this time, I've got evidence.

I mentioned the Shadowhunter's Codex before. Why? Because in there, there is a section called 'Demonology'. What is in that section? A description of how demons are sent back to their own dimension.

Now, I am too lazy to type out the whole thing, but here are the basics. Demons disappear differently to different people. Some see the demon fold up into itself, some see it just vanish...and some see it turn into yellow dust.

If you're not in the PJO fandom...well, let me enlighten you. In the PJO books, monsters chase demigods. Demigods kill monsters. And monsters turn to YELLOW DUST.

This opens a whole new can of worms. Do the Shadowhunters who see the dust have godly blood in them? Could demigods and Shadowhunters be related? The answers to both of those questions may come in a later theory, but for now, we shall venture forth.

The second piece of evidence is that pesky Author's Note I've mentioned earlier. Now, while this may not prove anything, it shows that Riordan is either is contact with Clare, or has read Clare's books. Bear in mind that most of the evidence from this theory comes from the Clare novels, this could be a subtle nod to the very subtle hints in her books.

(Oh, and by the way, SoS was published a year after the Codex. So we have the date backing us up too).

Thirdly, we have the newest instalment of the Clare franchise to analyse. And analyse I did. *CONTAINS VERY MINOR LADY MIDNIGHT SPOILERS* In Lady Midnight, Arthur Blackthorn's unhealthy obsession with the classics is mentioned. As Julian puts it, he'd rather be alone in his office over-analysing Greek texts. And Andrew Blackthorn, though dead, had a liking to the classics too, naming all his children after ancient rulers (though it is noted that was mostly where his obsession ended). Which leads to...

THE FOURTH PIECE OF EVIDENCE. MAJOR SPOILERS FOR LADY MIDNIGHT AHEAD, BE WARNED. When Magnus Bane shows up in LA after a flare of necromancy, it is unknown who the caster is. After Malcolm's reveal, however, the easy conclusion to jump to is that the necromancy was Malcolm, hence his annoyance. But...what if it was Nico di Angelo instead? LA is where Camp Jupiter is based, after all, and Nico is prone to accidentally shadowtravelling a few miles out of range. Am I reading way too much into this? Probably. Is there anything to discount it? Not exactly, unless Lord of Shadows comes with an explanation. So until the release, that's evidence for me.

Finally, my last piece of evidence. Minor Lady Midnight spoilers, but nothing major enough to spoil the plot...unlike that last one. It is mentioned that both Arthur and Andrew Blackthorn were kidnapped by Fey when they were young. The Fey, as everyone knows, cannot lie, but are very good at dodging the truth. The Fey could easily have known about the world of PJO and told the Blackthorns about it for some kind of torture - therefore saying that they needed to tell the Blackthorns for government purposes, and keeping any promises of secrecy. This would also explain the obsession with gods that their parents are not said to have.

So yes, that's my crackpot theory. Got any evidence? Anything that can disprove this? COMMENT BELOW! As of writing, Trials of Apollo is yet to be released in the UK (ONE MORE DAY TO GO!!!), so if there is anything in ToA that proves/disproves part of this theory, then I'll add it in. Bye, lovelies!