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1* BabyNameTrendStarter: After the publication of the first book in 2007, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/jace/top/united-states "Jace"]] skyrocketed in popularity as a boy's name, eventually hitting the top 100 by 2012.
2* FanCommunityNickname: The fandom has taken for itself the name of the half-angel demon hunters around whom the books revolve, the Shadowhunters.
3* PromotedFanboy: Cassandra Jean was a fan of the books before she became the series' main illustrator.
4* SimilarlyNamedWorks: ''City of Glass'', the third in the trilogy is presumably not related to Paul Auster's classically surreal postmodern detective novel or the multi-movement jazz composition by Stan Kenton.
5* WriteWhoYouKnow: Ty Blackthorn, per the author, is on the autistic spectrum. Cassandra Clare has stated he is partially based on her stepbrother, [[https://twitter.com/cassieclare/status/466303198190641153 who is autistic]].

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