Clary Fray travels illegally to Alicante, the ancestral capital of the Shadowhunters, to find a way to wake her mother from a magical coma. While there, she discovers her ability to create new, ancient runes as Valentine Morgenstern gathers a demon army to destroy the Clave. Jace Wayland struggles with the belief that he and Clary are siblings, while Simon Lewis faces imprisonment in the Silent City for being a vampire. The narrative culminates in an alliance between the Shadowhunters and Downworlders to defend Idris against total annihilation.
This book serves readers of urban fantasy who focus on complex family lineages and magical caste systems. Fans of the series read this installment for the resolution of the incestuous tension between the leads and the expansion of the world's geography beyond New York. The audience gains a clear understanding of the Nephilim legal structure and the history of the Mortal Instruments. They finish the text with a definitive conclusion to the initial trilogy's central war against the rogue leader Valentine.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
