City of Ashes - The Mortal Instruments Reissue edition

Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from the author's City of glass. Brief Description: Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon. Marc Notes: Sneak peek of City of glass follows text.; Includes a sneak peek at book three in the Mortal Instruments: City of Glass.; Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon.; 8; Ages 14 up. Review Quotes: "A gorgeous fantasty that's so good, it's dangerous."--Holly BlackPublisher Marketing: Is love worth betraying everything? Plunge into the second adventure in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" ("Entertainment Weekly")--now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! "City of Ashes "is a Shadowhunters novel. Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go--especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil--and also her father. To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings--and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father? In this breathtaking sequel to "City of Bones," Cassandra Clare lures readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation. Review Citations:

Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2008 pg. 194 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2008 pg. 327 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2008 pg. 158 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 08/01/2008 pg. 116 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 363 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 363 (EAN 9781416914297, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Clare, Cassandra Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 "New York Times", "USA TODAY", "Wall Street Journal", and "Publishers Weekly" bestselling Mortal Instruments series and the Infernal Devices trilogy, and coauthor of the Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson. She also wrote "The Shadowhunter's Codex" with her husband, Joshua Lewis. Her books have more than 36 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.