About the Mortal Instruments Series

The Mortal Instruments Series is by Cassandra Clare.

City of Bones (March 2007) It's after dark in New York City and Clary Fray is seeing things. The best-looking guy in the nightclub just stabbed a guy to death- but the victim has vanished into thin air. Her mother has disappeared, and a hideous monster is lurking in her apartment. With her life spiralling into darkness, Clary realises that she stumbled into an invisible war between ancient demonic forces and the secretive Shadowhunters- a war in which she has a fateful role to play.

City of Ashes (March 2008) With her mother in a coma and her father hellbent on destroying the world, Clary Fray is dragged deeper into New York City's terrifying underworld of werewolves, demons and the mysteroisu Shadowhunters. Discovering the truth about her past was only the beginning. Now the fate of the world rests on Clary's shoulders but can she master her new-found powers and control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers?

City of Glass (March 2009) In the final installment of the trilogy, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters, to save her mother's life. Never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. Meanwhile, amid the chaos of war, the Shadowhunters must decide to fight with the vampires, werewolves and other downworlders- or against them. Jacy and Clary have their own decision to make: should they pursue the love they know is forbidden?

City of Fallen Angels (expected release date March 2011) The fourth book will focus on Simon and the changes in his life as he adjusts to being a day-walking vampire.

City of Lost Souls (expected release date May 2012) The fifth book will see the Shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world after a betrayal by one of their own leaves them reeling.

City of Heavenly Fire (expected release date September 2013) In the sixth book Jace, Clary and their friends are drawn inexorably into a war that pits Heaven against Hell, angels against demons.