City of Bones

What City of Bones is about

Clary Fray is an ordinary New York teenager until she watches a boy being killed at the Pandemonium club, and discovers that no one else can see his attackers. Soon after, a boy named Jace tells her about Shadowhunters, demon-hunters who guard a hidden Shadow World, and says she has the Sight that lets her see it.

Then Clary's mother, Jocelyn, disappears after a frantic phone call, and a demon attacks Clary at home. Jace takes her to the Institute, the Shadowhunters' local headquarters, where she meets Isabelle, Alec and their tutor Hodge. Her best friend Simon is still part of her ordinary life, but her world is shifting. Behind it all is Valentine Morgenstern, who once led a group called the Circle and is now hunting a talisman known as the Mortal Cup. The first book in The Mortal Instruments, from 2007, it is a fast-paced urban fantasy about hidden worlds, family secrets and loyalty.

Questions about City of Bones

When was City of Bones published?

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare was first published in 2007.

Was City of Bones one of the best books of 2007?

City of Bones is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2007, out of 53 2007 books that cleared our data bar. 1,211 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (95 ratings); 63 are reading it right now.

Why is City of Bones on the Best Books of 2007 list?

1,211 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (95 ratings); 63 are reading it right now.

More of the best books of 2007

• Dog Days Jeff Kinney, #1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling, #2
• The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan, #3
• A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, #4
• Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, #5
• The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, #6

See the full Best Books of 2007, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.