City of Glass
To save her mother's life, Clary must risk her life by travelling to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters. To make matters worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been imprisoned by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight. As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realises exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?
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About the Mortal Instruments Series
Books in series order
- 1.City of Bones(2007)
- 2.City of Ashes(2008)
- 3.City of Glass(2009)
- 4.City of Fallen Angels(2011)
- 5.City of Lost Souls(2012)
- 6.City of Heavenly Fire(2014)
- +Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader(2013)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
When 15 year old Clary Fray heads out to a nightclub in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air.
What do you do when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is no evidence to show that a boy has died? Or was he a boy?
This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in an ordinary mundane like Clary?