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City of Ashes

by Cassandra Clare

A family crisis deepens the Shadowhunters’ conflict

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A family crisis deepens the Shadowhunters’ conflict

Clary’s attempt to help her mother pulls her further into Shadowhunter affairs, where family ties complicate the search for Valentine. In New York City, the murder of Downworlder children and the theft of the Soul-Sword add a second mystery, while the Inquisitor’s scrutiny puts Jace under suspicion. The story brings together supernatural investigation, divided loyalties, and questions of trust within a family. This paperback reissue includes a map, a new foreword, and bonus content.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in dark fantasy and supernatural worlds.
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining family conflict with a supernatural mystery.
  • Those following the Mortal Instruments series; this is its second book.

Themes

Family ties and divided loyaltiesTrust and betrayalSupernatural communities and conflictInvestigation and mystery

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Book overview

Now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content!

Clary and Jace must ask themselves if love is worth betraying everything in the "so good, it's dangerous" (Holly Black) second book in the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. City of Ashes is a Shadowhunters novel.

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go--especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil--and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings--and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?
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