City of Bones
By Cassandra Clare
Clare,
Cassandra. The Mortal Instrument, Book
One: City of Bones. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007. Print.
ISBN-13: 9781416914280 ebook: US $2.99
Overview
When
fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads into New York City she witnesses a murder by
three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and holding bizarre weapons. She
wants to tell the police but the body suddenly disappears into thin air. This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, a group of warriors
dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Suddenly Clary is thrust into a world
that wasn't there before. Invisible to mortals it is filled with demons,
strange creatures and places, and of course the
mysterious Shadowhunters who
question Clary about how she is able to see them. On the way home she is
attacked by the demons, and her mother is kidnapped by them. How did Clary
suddenly get the sight? Why would the
demons be interested in ordinary mortals like Clary and her mother? Or is she a
mortal?
If you like fantast
books you really should read City of Bones, you won't be able to put it down
wondering what’s going to happen next.
Why did the demons
kidnap Clary's mother?
How can the Shadowhunters defeat the evil demons who
have ingenious ways to wreak havoc in the world?
Will the Shadowhunters accept Clary into their
exclusive group?
This is book one
from the Mortal Instruments series, a series of 6 books by author Cassandra
Clare. In City of Bones Clare introduces the characters and story line to the
Mortal Instruments series.