Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. “ Chain of Gold gets at something fundamental about storytelling: ‘The point of stories is not that they are objectively true, but that the soul of the story is truer than reality,’ goes one potent line, a pure distillation of fantasy’s enchanting mirror held up to our own truths.”- Entertainment WeeklyĬordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. “Young-adult fantasy powerhouse Clare returns with a new generation of Shadowhunters, once again taking on themes of love, friendship, and family to deliver a thrilling story that’s nostalgic for longtime fans but accessible for new readers.” - Booklist And that he himself may be the killer they seek.From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes the first novel in a brand-new trilogy where evil hides in plain sight and love cuts deeper than any blade. 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. Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace.

Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident.

James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’ charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.Ĭordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare.

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare