City of bones, volume 1 - cassandra clare

This special edition of Clares New York Times-bestseller comes complete with gorgeous cover art from the film adaptation, opening in theaters on August 23 and starring Lily Collins (Mirror, Mirror) as Clary Fray, who is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons back to their own world.

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and prepare to be hooked ( Entertainment Weekly ).

City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.

When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder--much less a murder committed by three people covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons.

And shes more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air.

Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own.

And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster.

How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know.