City of Bones
- Published
- 27 March 2007
- Pages
- 485
- ISBN-13
- 9781406307627
- Type
- novel
About this book
City of Bones, published 27 March 2007 at 485 pages, opens Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments with Clary Fray watching a boy murdered in a New York nightclub -- and then watching his body vanish, since nobody else in the room could see him at all. It launches the six-novel series and the wider Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise, introducing Clary's training alongside Jace Wayland and the hidden world of demon-hunting Shadowhunters; City of Ashes continues the story.
Key facts about City of Bones
City of Bones is a novel by Cassandra Clare. Readers have had it since 27 March 2007. It runs to 485 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of City of Bones. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781406307627 to find the main one.
City of Bones is book 1 of 6 in The Mortal Instruments series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. City of Heavenly Fire is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 27 May 2014.
Additionally, Cassandra Clare writes The Infernal Devices, Magisterium and Shadowhunter Chronicles: Short Fiction Collections, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, A Sea Change is the latest published Cassandra Clare book on file, from 28 April 2026.
About Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare built one of young-adult fantasy's largest ongoing universes almost by accident — she was writing entertainment journalism in New York before her 2007 debut, City of Bones, grew into The Mortal Instruments, the six-book series that introduced Shadowhunters: warriors who hunt demons in a modern world hiding in plain sight of angels, vampires and warlocks. See every Cassandra Clare book in order.
Its place in The Mortal Instruments
City of Bones is book 1 in the The Mortal Instruments series. It is followed by City of Ashes. See the full The Mortal Instruments reading order.
Clary Fray's ordinary New York teenage life ends the night she watches a boy get murdered in a nightclub -- and then watches his body disappear, because nobody else in the room could see him at all. Clary is dragged into the hidden world of Shadowhunters, warriors who hunt demons and keep the balance between the mundane world and the supernatural one, and discovers she's one of them, with a mother who's spent her whole life hiding that fact. As Clary trains alongside the enigmatic Jace Wayland and uncovers a…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781742337968
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781406307627
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781606863619