Bibliograph

Type

Label

Chain of iron, Cassandra Clare

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 14 up, Margaret K. McElderry BooksGrades 10-12, Margaret K. McElderry BooksHL800L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Chain of iron

Oclc number

1237757655

Responsibility statement

Cassandra Clare

Series statement

The last hours, book 2

Summary

"Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She{u2019}s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend, Lucie Herondale, and James{u2019} charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero{u2019}s blade. But the truth is far grimmer. James and Cordelia{u2019}s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia{u2019}s reputation. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn, whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. Cortana burns Cordelia{u2019}s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace. Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city{u2019}s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead; Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power; and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial. And that he himself may be the killer they seek." --, Inside front jacket flap

Target audience

adolescent

Classification