
City of Bones
Margaret K. McElderry Books · Paperback · September 1, 2015
Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of 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!
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- Who it’s for
- If you like your fantasy fast, romantic, and a little shadowed, this is where the gears.
- Genres
- Contemporary YA Fantasy, Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens, Paranormal YA Romance
- Published
- Margaret K. McElderry Books, September 1, 2015
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Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of 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 Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.
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When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know…
Shadow Start
If you like your fantasy fast, romantic, and a little shadowed, this is where the gears.
Come here for
- urban fantasy momentum
- series-launch energy
Expect
- magic with a city-night pulse
- the first-book setup that points onward
Where it sits
| Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens | 65% |
|---|---|
| Contemporary YA Fantasy | 36% |
| Paranormal YA Romance | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Adventure
- Dark YA Fantasy
- Paranormal YA Romance
- Authors
- Cassandra Clare
- Publisher
- Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- September 1, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Adventure