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Character · London · 9 books

Jem Carstairs

Will's parabatai · Cassandra Clare

Jem Carstairs is Will’s parabatai, a gentle violinist living with a terrible illness.

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Character facts

First appearance
Clockwork Angel (2010)
Latest appearance
Chain of Thorns (2023)
Books
9 (3 as lead, 3 major, 3 minor)
Series
The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours
Author
Cassandra Clare
Circle
London

Where to meet Jem Carstairs

Jem Carstairs first appears in Clockwork Angel (2010), as the lead, book 1 of the The Infernal Devices series.

Buy Clockwork Angel

Every book with Jem Carstairs

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2010LClockwork Angellead · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  2. 2011LClockwork Princelead · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  3. 2013LClockwork Princesslead · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  4. 2016·Lady Midnightminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  5. 2017·Lord of Shadowsminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  6. 2018·Queen of Air and Darknessminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  7. 2020MChain of Goldmajor role · The Last HoursBuy
  8. 2021MChain of Ironmajor role · The Last HoursBuy
  9. 2023MChain of Thornsmajor role · The Last HoursBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Magnus BaneHigh Warlock of Brooklyn9
Tessa GrayShapeshifter in Victorian London6
Will HerondaleShadowhunter of the London Institute6
Alec LightwoodShadowhunter3
Clary FrayGirl who discovers she is a Shadowhunter3
Cordelia CarstairsShadowhunter with a famous sword3