City of Bones

Fifteen-year-old Clary lives with her mother Jocelyn in New York. When Jocelyn is kidnapped under very strange circumstances, Clary reveals a well-kept family secret: Her mother was once a shadow hunter, a member of a brotherhood that has been hunting demons for over a thousand years. When Clary himself is attacked by dark figures, the equally attractive and mysterious Jace saves her life. He takes her to the group's New York institute, and little by little Clary is drawn deeper and deeper into this fascinating world. But a deadly power struggle between good and evil threatens to tear apart the community of demon hunters. Will Clary and Jace manage to save Jocelyn and save the world of the shadow hunters from destruction? New edition of the novel already published in 2008.