City of Fallen Angels

Cassandra Clare (author)

Walker Books, US: April 2011; 424pp

ISBN: 9781406328660

Genres: fantasy, paranormal fiction, romance

Issues: family, identity, relationships

Clary is back in New York and training with the Shadowhunters. Spending time with her beloved Jace, her now-healthy mother and Luke about to be married - Clary is happy in her almost-normal life. Until Jace begins to withdraw.

Having told no one about his back-from-the-dead experience, it had not occurred to Jace or Clary that his unique Shadowhunter gifts might make him vulnerable after his rebirth. Can they find a solution before Jace's  nightmares come true? Simon, bearing the Mark of Cain, begins to realise just what that means, both for himself and those around him. Will he become a powerful pawn, a destroyer, or find his own path? Isabelle is finding her heart. Maia is coming to terms with her past. Alex is realising the consequences of loving an immortal. The drama continues.

In her usual slick, fast-paced style, Cassandra Clare expands the story of the teenage Shadowhunters and their allies – vampire, werewolf and human – as well as their enemies. Packed with difficult romances, love betrayed and loyal friends, City of Fallen Angels takes the reader deeper into the complex powerplays between Shadowhunters and Downworlers, as well as the machinations of the Clave.

Clare is a skilful writer who has moved the popular gothic/paranormal fantasy genre into an urban setting. A unique combination of modern technology and ancient grudges, in the Mortal Instruments books Clare has created a page-turning series that will attract readers of Stephanie Meyer and Anne Rice.

Series: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass