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City of Bones

Cassandra Clare

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Suddenly able to see demons and the Shadowhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

GenresDemonologyFictionSupernaturalHorror stories

485 pages, 39 editions

English edition · First published 2005 by M.K. McElderry Books · ISBN 9781416914280

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ReadingromanceheaOctober 2026
★★★★★

I can see now why everyone loves this series. Book one was a ride and a half. It was a little slow at the beginning but when the action picked up I was hooked. The twists I never saw coming. The family issues are insane. I'm beyond happy I picked this book up. Great start to a series.

Editions

39 editions

English

  • City of Bones · M.K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781416914280 · 10 readers This page
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2013 · ISBN 9781406346428 · 2 readers
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2017 · ISBN 9781406381320 · 1 reader
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2008 · ISBN 9781416955078 · 1 reader
  • City of Bones · LitJoy Crate · 2021 · ISBN 9781955876001
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2015 · ISBN 9781481455923
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2015 · ISBN 9781406365061
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2015 · ISBN 9781481470308
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2015 · ISBN 9781484494714
  • City Of Bones · Walker Books · 2015 · ISBN 9781406354850
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2015 · ISBN 9780606377317
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2013 · ISBN 9781406351804
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2013 · ISBN 9781406351798
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2013 · ISBN 9781442497399
  • City of Bones · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated · 2013 · ISBN 9781442493063
  • City of Bones · Turtleback · 2013 · ISBN 9780606320542
  • City of Bones · Walker Books · 2010 · ISBN 9781406331417
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2010 · ISBN 9781442421035
  • City of Bones · Simon Pulse · 2008 · ISBN 9781607441779
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2008 · ISBN 9781416995753
  • City of Bones · Simon Pulse · 2008 · ISBN 9781417811670
  • City of Bones · Thorndike Press · 2008 · ISBN 9781410409584
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154520
  • City of Bones · M.K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781481456807
  • City of Bones · M.K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781480614963
  • City of Bones · M.K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781428739994
  • City of Bones · 2007 · ISBN 9781406331400
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154490
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154506
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154483
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781442499652
  • City of Bones · M.K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781534431782
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781606863619
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Incorporated · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154452
  • City of Bones · Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781439569672
  • City of Bones · Recorded Books, Inc. · 2007 · ISBN 9781428154544
  • City of Bones · RecordedBooks · 2005 · ISBN 9781428154469

German

  • City of Bones · Arena Verlag · 2013 · ISBN 9783401505640

Other (in)

  • City of Bones · Fantasious · 2010 · ISBN 9786028224802

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