Part of The Mortal Instruments, book 3
First published 2009
Clary faces an impossible choice. Her mother lies dying, and the only cure waits in the Glass City, the forbidden stronghold of the Shadowhunters. Entering without permission means death, but Clary crosses into their ancestral home anyway. She finds no welcome there. Jace wants her gone. The Shadowhunters have imprisoned Simon, suspicious of any vampire who walks in sunlight. As Clary digs into her family's buried history, she discovers an unexpected ally in Sebastian, a mysterious Shadowhunter with secrets of his own. Meanwhile, Valentine gathers his forces for a final assault that will wipe out every Shadowhunter forever. The only hope lies in an alliance between sworn enemies. Shadowhunters and Downworlders must unite or watch their world burn. Clary must master powers she barely understands while Jace confronts how far he will go to protect her. In the Glass City, love becomes a deadly sin and family secrets turn lethal.
Genres: fantasy, young-adult, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Glass City, Shadowhunters
541 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: violence