Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still. Discover the
"compulsively readable" (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York
Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the
internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series! Clockwork Angel
is a Shadowhunters novel.
When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination
is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something
terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires,
warlocks, and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the
Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep
order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa
learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power
to transform into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy
figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power
for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the
London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her
power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn
between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly
secret, and Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in
his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search
draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to
destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose
between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the
world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.
