Is love worth betraying everything? Plunge into the second adventure
in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and
"prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly)--now with a gorgeous new
cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! 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?
In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures
readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love
is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.
