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City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare

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This fantasy novel appears to be aimed at the upper end of YA books with main characters who are 15-17. The story takes place in New York City and involves the world of Shadowhunters, hunters dedicated to eliminating the demons that invade our world. But there are divisions in that world and much of the action centers on the remnants of the the outlawed Circle who wanted to kill all the supernaturals and even the Shadowhunters who disagree with them.

This is the first of a series (a trilogy?) and I will be looking for the sequel.
hailelib | Jul 3, 2009 | 1 vote
Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray thinks she is just a normal teenager. I mean, of course she is a normal teenage, she lives in Brooklyn with her artist mom, and spends most of her time with her best friend, Simon. One night when Clary and Simon are at a club, Pandemonium, she figures out that she can see people that nobody else can. Wham! Not so normal, I guess. The people that she can see are called Shadowhunters. They go around killing demons and such, you know the bad guys.Not too soon after Clary makes her big discovery, her mom is kidnaped. Clary is entering this new world pretty much blind, except for the Shadowhunters which happen to be three teenagers. Jace, Isabelle and Alec must help Clary to find her mother. It seems that her mother is the only one who knows the whereabouts of the Mortal Cup, which can turn other people into Shadowhunters. But the man that kidnaped Clary’s mother plans to use to cup for evil purposes, of course. So Clary must help figure out where the cup is to rescue her mom, fight to keep her friendship with Simon and figure out the complicated feelings she has toward Jace.Whew! This book was fast-paced and fantastic. I couldn’t stop myself from turning the pages to see what would happen next. There is a whole world not only of Shadowhunters but werewolves, vampires. demons, and faeries too! Although, not as to ruin the surprises in the book, I did have a couple things figured out way before they were revealed in the story. ( )
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This contemporary urban fantasy is a page turner with plenty of action and interesting characters. It revolves around Clary, who believes she was raised in a fairly normal household, but finds that her mother has mislead her and she has abilities and lineage of which she was unaware. The cast of characters includes shadowhunters, demons, vampires and werewolves, with an occasional human thrown into the mix. This is the first of the Mortal Instruments series, which includes City of Ashes and City of Glass. Though it is marketed as a teen book, it would be enjoyed by both teens and adults.

http://www.mortalinstruments.com/mort... ( )
Gexy | Jul 2, 2009 |  
There are so many urban young adult books these days about vampires, werewolves and magical creatures inhabiting our world but unseen to the normal eye so I was pleasantly surprised when this series really held together.

The writing is slightly better than average, which makes for a better story. I love how the characters interact with one another. In the end the premise is pretty simple, a bit similar to Harry Potter in that the main character doesn't know she has magical abilities until she finds out rather abruptly. And then she has a pedigree that cannot be paralleled. ( )
yhaduong | Jul 1, 2009 | 1 vote
The Mortal Instruments series is awesome. It has something for everyone - action/adventure, romance, vampires, fairies - you name it. The dialogue is fast and smart as are the characters who drive the story. ( )
SPLMyBrary | Jun 30, 2009 |  
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Epigraph
I have not slept.

Between the acting of a dreadful thing

And the first motion, all the interim is

Like a phantasm, or a hideous dream:

The genius and the mortal instruments

Are then in council; and the state of man,

Like to a little kingdom, suffers then

The nature of an insurrection.

- William Shakespeare,
Julius Caesar
I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night,

Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down

The dark decent, and up to reascend. . .

- John Milton, Paradise Lost
Facilis descensus Averni:

Noctes antque dies patet atri ianua Ditis.

Sed grandium revocare superasque evadere ad auras;

Hoc opus, hic labor, est.

- Virgil, The Aeneid
The descent beckons

as the ascent beckoned.

- William Carlos Williams, The Descent
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For my grandfather
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"You've got to be kidding me," the bouncer said, folding his arms across his massive chest.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743566572, Audio CD)

A deliciously exotic urban fantasy that is sexy, mysterious and dangerously good fun!

When 15-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. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother?And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400)

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