#1 New York Times bestseller
"A pure distillation of fantasy's enchanting mirror held up to our own
truths." --Entertainment Weekly
"Richly imagined...rife with action, intrigue, and smoldering
romance." --Publishers Weekly
From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra
Clare comes the first novel in a brand-new trilogy where evil hides in
plain sight and love cuts deeper than any blade. Chain of Gold is a
Shadowhunters novel.
Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood
to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she
and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family's
ruin. Cordelia's mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is
determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters
childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their
world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural
salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians.
All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to
marry someone else.
But Cordelia's new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon
attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those
Shadowhunters have fought before--these demons walk in daylight, strike
down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill.
London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her
friends discover that their own connection to a dark legacy has gifted
them with incredible powers--and forced a brutal choice that will reveal
the true cruel price of being a hero.
