This urban-fantasy series opener spices its fight against evil with
sexual tension. Fifteen-year-old geek hipster Clary thought she was
just a normal kid, but normal kids don't see invisible people, and
normal kids' mothers don't suddenly disappear, seemingly captured
by horrific monsters. But like many fantasy heroines, Clary isn't
normal, and she's got all the secret parentage, dramatic
revelations and amazing magic powers to prove it. Clary is a
Shadowhunter, brought up as a mundane but born to fight demons. She
and her mundane friend Simon fall in with a trio of Shadowhunter
teens, and are soon embroiled in a quest to understand Clary's past
- and incidentally save the world. Rich descriptions occasionally
devolve into purple prose, but the story's sensual flavor comes
from the wealth of detail: demons with facial piercings, diners
serving locusts and honey, pretty gay warlocks and cameo
appearances from other urban fantasies' characters. Complicated
romantic triangles keep the excitement high even when the dramatic
revelations tend toward the ridiculous. Lush and fun. (Fantasy. YA)
(Kirkus Reviews)
First in Cassandra Clare's internationally bestselling Mortal
Instruments series about the Shadowhunters. Love. Blood. Betrayal.
Demons. First in the New York Times No. 1 bestselling series that
has swept the globe, City of Bones is also a major movie and
Shadowhunters, the TV series based on the book, is currently airing
on Netflix. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of demon hunters,
Clary encounters the dark side of New York City and the dangers of
forbidden love. This edition contains exclusive bonus content as
well as a map and a new foreword by Cassandra Clare. Read all the
sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal
Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter
Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours
and The Shadowhunter's Codex.
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