From internationally bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes the first
novel in a brand new Shadowhunters trilogy. Evil is hiding in plain
sight and the only thing more dangerous than fighting demons is falling
in love.
Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior
trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a
terrible crime, she and her brother travel to Edwardian London in hopes
of preventing the family's ruin. Cordelia's mother wants to marry her
off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon
Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is
drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and
supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids
and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James,
who is sworn to marry someone else.
But Cordelia's new life is blown apart when a
shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are
nothing like those Shadowhunters have fought before - these demons walk
in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem
impossible to kill. London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the
city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to an
dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers - and force a brutal
choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.