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City of Bones, 1 - (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare (Paperback)

City of Bones, 1 - (Mortal Instruments) by  Cassandra Clare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This special edition of Clare's "New York Times"-bestseller comes complete with gorgeous cover art from the film adaptation, opening in theaters on August 23 and starring Lily Collins ("Mirror, Mirror") as Clary Fray, who is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons back to their own world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>). <i>City of Bones </i>is a Shadowhunters novel.</b> <p/>When 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 people 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...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"""Wildly popular...think "Twilight "on steroids."<br><br>"Lush and fun."<br><br>"Prepare to be hooked."<P><br><br>"This version of New York, full of Buffyesque teens who are trying to save the world, is entertaining and will have fantasy readers anxiously awaiting the next book in the series."<br><br>"City of Bones has everything: vampires, werewolves, faeries, true love, and stuff that blows up. What's more, Clare's characters are brilliant -- she better not kill any of them off in the next two volumes!" -- Justine Larbalestier, author of "Magic or Madness"<br><br>"Funny, dark, and sexy. One of my favorite books." -- Holly Black<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 <i>New York Times</i>, <i>USA TODAY</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, and <i>Publishers Weekly</i> bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three fearsome cats. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.

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