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City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments
by Cassandra Clare
About this book
Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.
A simple night out with her best friend, Simon, transforms into a nightmare when fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witnesses a murder at the Pandemonium Club. The culprits are three teenagers covered in strange tattoos and brandishing weapons no one else seems to notice. In fact, Clary is the only one to see the violent display. The next day, more impossible sights make Clary wonder if she’s going crazy.
When a desperate phone call from her mom brings Clary home to a scene of destruction and a grotesque monster that almost kills her, Clary finally gets some answers. One of the teens from the club—Jace, who looks like an angel but acts like a jerk—rescues her and introduces himself as a Shadowhunter, part of a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of the mundane world and back to their own. Jace and his friends Alec and Isabelle hunt their prey on the streets of New York City, unseen by humans…except for Clary.
The Shadowhunters want to know how Clary can perceive the paranormal and Clary wants their help finding her missing mom. Their tentative alliance brings Clary deeper into the world of Nephilim, werewolves, vampires, and demons, where she adapts better than anyone expected. Could this be where she’s belonged all along?
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B00JP1JTGG
Reader Reviews
July 11, 2012
Originally posted on my blog: [...] I have SO many favorite quotes this time over, you guys, I just HAD to share some :D Simon grinned, \"You've never heard of Dungeons and Dragons?\" \"I've heard of dungeons,\" Jace said. \"Also dragons. Although they're mostly extinct.\" Simon looked disappointed. \"You've never killed a dragon?\" \"He's probably never met a six-foot-tall hot elf-woman in a fur bikini, either,\" Clary said irritably. \"Lay off, Simon.\" He squinted at her. \"Do you remember...
April 14, 2011
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments 1) by Cassandra Clare. 7/10 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Wow. I'd heard good things about this trilogy so I waited until all three were released. I'm glad I did. If I'd rushed out and read it as soon as it was released, I'd be jonesing for my next Mortal Instruments fix for ages. I don't like jonesing for anything. Clare writes her characters beautifully. She describes them very well, but it's her dialogue that makes her characters come alive. Brilliant....
October 6, 2011
Unlike many of the reviews that I have read; I have not read any of Cassandra Clare's fan fiction on Harry Potter of Lord of the Rings. As well as I have never read the Harry Potter series because I just couldn't get into them when they became popular. As for the book City of Bones I really enjoyed it and went on to read the other books in The Mortal Instruments series. The thing that first caught my eye about this book was the cover. People always say to not judge a book by its cover but we...
March 14, 2015
This is a story about Clary. A 15 year old girl who gets her world turned upside down after a night out in a club. She encounters things she never knew existed and finds out later exactly why that is. After a fight with her mother she runs out with her best friend Simon, and finds out that her life will never be the same after her mother is kidnapped. Clary is determined to get her back no matter what, so she takes in the help of Shadowhunters Jace, Alec, and Isabelle. The rest you will have to...
November 11, 2013
I just finished the book and I'm going for a three star review because I didn't think the book was great, but I also didn't think it was terrible, especially not when you consider its target audience is over a decade younger than me. I've read some other reviews before writing this, which actually made me consider the book more closely, and will influence the review below. That said, there will be some major spoilers, so beware. First of all, as stated above, this was just a fun book to read. A...
