The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 15 books · 2007 to 2023 · Often set in London

Cassandra Clare

FantasyYoung adultUrban fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasyYA fantasy

Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles are about the Nephilim, half-angel warriors who hunt demons in hidden New York, Victorian London and Los Angeles, and the warlocks, vampires and faeries of the Downworld.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Series are shown in publication order; story order runs Infernal Devices, Last Hours, Mortal Instruments, Dark Artifices.

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Cassandra Clare books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

The Mortal Instruments

6 books · Set in New YorkYA fantasyUrban fantasy
  1. 1City of Bones2007With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  2. 2City of Ashes2008With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  3. 3City of Glass2009With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  4. 4City of Fallen Angels2011With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  5. 5City of Lost Souls2012With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  6. 6City of Heavenly Fire2014With Clary Fray and Jace HerondaleBuy on Amazon

The Infernal Devices

3 books · Set in LondonYA fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1Clockwork Angel2010With Tessa Gray and Will HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Clockwork Prince2011With Tessa Gray and Will HerondaleBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Clockwork Princess2013With Tessa Gray and Will HerondaleBuy on Amazon

The Dark Artifices

3 books · Set in Los AngelesYA fantasyUrban fantasy
  1. 1Lady Midnight2016With Emma Carstairs and Julian BlackthornBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Lord of Shadows2017With Emma Carstairs and Julian BlackthornBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Queen of Air and Darkness2018With Emma Carstairs and Julian BlackthornBuy on Amazon

The Last Hours

3 books · Set in LondonYA fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1Chain of Gold2020With James Herondale and Cordelia CarstairsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Chain of Iron2021With James Herondale and Cordelia CarstairsBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Chain of Thorns2023With James Herondale and Cordelia CarstairsBuy on Amazon

Characters

14 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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Edwardian London