First published 2007
Clary Fray expects a typical night out at the Pandemonium Club in New York City. Instead, she watches three teenagers with strange markings commit murder. These teens are Shadowhunters, warriors who hunt demons and police supernatural creatures like werewolves and vampires. Clary meets Jace, a golden-haired Shadowhunter who draws her into his dangerous world. Within a day, her mother vanishes and a demon attacks Clary herself. The Shadowhunters want answers. Why do demons target Clary when she appears to be an ordinary human? How did she suddenly develop the Sight, the ability to see through supernatural glamour? Clary must navigate this hidden world of angels and demons while searching for her missing mother and discovering the truth about her own identity.
Genres: fantasy, young-adult, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, secret-world
Setting: New York City, Pandemonium Club
Period: Contemporary
485 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: violence