The Mortal Instruments/ The Infernal Devices

Cassandra Clare

So this is what you do when you are laid up with a sinus infection.

The Mortal Instruments series is an urban supernatural written for young adults about the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders and the wars that spring up between them. The main characters are Jace and Clary and they are great young people, though Jace does tend to irritate me. You will find all the supernaturals you love and love to hate in this series, set in modern New York. There are faeries, Witches, Vampires, Werewolves, and the Nephilim, who are the Shadowhunters, a race of angels and humans who have been charged to watch over the supernatural world.

The Infernal Devices are the prequel series set in Victorian England and they tell the story that will eventually end up being the root story of the Mortal Instruments.

There are thus far four Mortal Instruments books, with a fifth on the way and two Infernal Devices books thus far. Cassandra Clare is a very mature writer who writes in 3rd person and tells a complex story with mature themes in them. There is mild language so if you are looking for something for teen readers to read, beware, otherwise, it will actually seem tame to the adult reader.

Just a little something for you to consider for your literary pleasure.....

The final book in the Mortal Instruments series is called City of Heavenly Fire and will be available May 27, 2014