Is love worth betraying everything? Plunge into the second adventure in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and Òprepare to be hookedÓ (Entertainment Weekly).

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But whatÕs normal when youÕre 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, whoÕs becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isnÕt ready to let her goÑespecially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And ClaryÕs only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evilÑand also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killingsÑand 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 her readers back into the dark grip of New York CityÕs Downworld, where love is never safe, and power becomes the deadliest temptation.