The Mortal Instruments is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by Cassandra Clare,
of which five have been published so far. The Mortal Instruments is
chronologically the second series of a proposed five in The Shadowhunter
Chronicles.
- City of Bones (published March 27, 2007)
- City of Ashes (published March 25, 2008)
- City of Glass (published March 24, 2009)
- City of Fallen Angels (published April 5, 2011)
- City of Lost Souls (published May 8, 2012)
- City of Heavenly Fire (scheduled for May 27, 2014)
Main characters
Clarissa "Clary" Adele Fray (also referred to as Fairchild and
Morgenstern) is described to have long, curly red hair and bright green
eyes. She is very small and thin and often viewed as younger than she
actually is. Clary is an artist and in the first book, City of Bones,
she believes she is a mundane, or a human without angelic powers. It is
later revealed she is in fact a Shadowhunter, or a human with angelic
qualities. Clary is described as being incredibly stubborn and often
rushes into dangerous situations without thinking about the
consequences. Her best friend in the series is Simon Lewis and she is
dating Jace Lightwood. She is devastated by the fact that the guy she
loves is actually her brother. But eventually she realizes that it is
not true.
Jace Lightwood (also been referred as Wayland, Morgenstern,
and Herondale) is a Shadowhunter and described as being tall and
muscular with scars across his golden skin from worn-out runes, or
magical Marks. He has curly blond hair and golden eyes, and, like Clary,
he is part angel. Jace is one of the best fighters the Nephilim have
and is always ready to defend his family. Jace is often flirty and
insensitive, and is described to have "pretend" arrogance. Throughout
the books, Jace's family remains unknown. In City of Bones, he
believes he is a Wayland but at the end of the book Valentine
Morgenstern reveals to him that he is Jace's father. However, in City of Glass, Jace is told his father is actually Stephen Herondale. Throughout the book, Jace's last name remains uncertain, but in City of Glass, he decides that he wants to take the last name of his adoptive family, the Lightwoods.
Simon Lewis is relatively small with curly brown hair, brown eyes and glasses. He is often seen wearing T-shirts with gamer slogans. In City of Lost Souls,
Simon describes himself as being "hipster" but his best friend, Clary,
tells him he is a geek. Simon is the only character to begin his life as
a mundane, but in City of Ashes he is transformed into a vampire. Simon is quirky and caring, often putting other people before himself. In City of Fallen Angels, Simon finds himself in a love triangle with the characters of Maia Roberts and Isabelle Lightwood; however, in City of Lost Souls it becomes apparent that he and Isabelle are a couple.
Isabelle Sophia Lightwood is a Shadowhunter; tall and thin,
she has long black hair and dark brown eyes, and is often carrying her
trademark gold whip. Isabelle is described as being incredibly girly but
with a fierce attitude. She is often considered flirty and never seems
committed with relationships, although in City of Lost Souls, she admits to being in love with Simon Lewis.
Alexander "Alec" Gideon Lightwood is the oldest Lightwood
Shadowhunter. Alec has floppy black hair and beautiful blue eyes. He is
described as being quiet but protective of his younger siblings Isabelle
and Max, the latter of whom dies in City of Glass. Alec believes he is in love with Jace in the first book, City of Bones, until he meets Magnus Bane and in City of Glass kisses him in front of his parents, confirming that he is gay. In City of Fallen Angels and City of Lost Souls,
Alec becomes insecure about his and Magnus's relationship because of
Magnus's immortality. This insecurity leads him to consider turning
Magnus mortal against his will, which causes Magnus to break up with him
in City of Lost Souls.
Magnus Bane is the High Warlock of Brooklyn. Magnus is an
800-year-old warlock who appears 19. He is tall and thin with Asian
features, jet black hair, and amber and green cat eyes. Magnus Bane is
often described to wear glitter and throws countless parties. Magnus
begins a relationship with Alec Lightwood, therefore he feels obliged to
become the New York Shadowhunters pet warlock in order to impress Alec.
Magnus appears in the prequel to The Mortal Instruments—The Infernal Devices—and
there is a series of 10 short stories describing some of the events
that occurred in Magnus Bane's long life to be released starting April
16, 2013, titled The Bane Chronicles.
Valentine Morgenstern is described as having white hair and
dark eyes. Valentine is evil and very manipulative. He was the former
leader of 'The Circle' a group of Shadowhunters who despised
Downworlders. Valentine was married to Clary's mother, Jocelyn, and they
had two children: Jonathan and Clarissa. Valentine is believed to be
dead in City of Bones but at the end the reader finds out he is alive and the father of Jace Wayland. In the following installment, City of Ashes, we discover that Valentine is stealing the Mortal Instruments in order to raise the angel Raziel. In City of Glass,
Valentine's real son Jonathan, or Sebastian Verlac who he pretends to
be in order to gain access into Idris and earn the Shadowhunters trust,
shows up and we discover that Valentine fed demonic blood to Jocelyn
when she was pregnant with Jonathan in order to create a new breed of
"Dark" Shadowhunters which are more powerful than ordinary
Shadowhunters. Valentine is killed by the angel Raziel after he raises
him from Lake Lyn.
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