The release date for the English version of 'City of Ashes' by
Cassandra Clare is Mar 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
See also: This ISBN's Alternative Cover Editions (ACE)
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All Clary Fray wants is for her life to return to normal. But what's normal when your mother is in a coma from magic, you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, and all of a sudden you can see Downworlders like vampires, faeries, and werewolves? Clary would be able to spend more time with her closest friend Simon—who is becoming into more than just a friend—if she were to leave the Shadowhunters' world behind. However, the Shadowhunting community—especially her attractive, irascible, and recently discovered brother, Jace—isn't prepared to let her leave. And the only way Clary can save her mother is to find her father and the renegade Shadowhunter Valentine, who is undoubtedly terrible and most likely mad.
To make things more complicated, Downworlder children are being murdered in New York City. Is Valentine the person responsible for the murders, and if so, what is his goal? The fearsome Inquisitor shows up to investigate the theft of the Soul-Sword, the second Mortal Instrument, and immediately focuses on Jace. With Jace ready to give up everything for their father, how can Clary stop Valentine?
Cassandra Clare draws her readers back into the sinister grasp of New York City's Downworld in this gripping sequel to City of Bones, where power turns into the most lethal temptation and love is never safe.