Cassandra Clare Reading Order

13 books (2007–2025)

Start with So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction, the first of 13 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	Magic in the Mirrorstone 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire 2008Buy 🇺🇸
4	Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 2009Buy 🇺🇸
5	Vacations from Hell 2009Buy 🇺🇸
6	Teeth: Vampire Tales 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	Dark Duets 2014Buy 🇺🇸
9	Futuredaze 2: Reprise 2014Buy 🇺🇸
10	Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 2014Buy 🇺🇸
11	Summer Days and Summer Nights 2016Buy 🇺🇸
12	Ghosts of the Shadow Market 2019Buy 🇺🇸
13	Grimoire 2025Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2023–2025)

Start with Sword Catcher and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sword Catcher 2023Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Ragpicker King 2025Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (2018–2018)

Start with A Deeper Love(With: Maureen Johnson), the first of 8 books in the Ghosts of the Shadow Market series.

1 book (2015–2015)

4 books (2010–2013)

Start with Clockwork Angel, the first of 4 books in the Infernal Devices Trilogy series.

#	Title
1	Clockwork Angel 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	After the Bridge 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	Clockwork Prince 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	Clockwork Princess 2013Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2014–2018)

Start with The Iron Trial, the first of 5 books in the Magisterium series.

#	Title
1	The Iron Trial 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Copper Gauntlet 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Bronze Key 2016Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Silver Mask 2017Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Golden Tower 2018Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2007–2017)

Start with City of Bones, the first of 7 books in the Mortal Instruments series.

#	Title
1	City of Bones 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	City of Ashes 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	City of Glass 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	City of Fallen Angels 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	City of Lost Souls 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	City of Heavenly Fire 2014Buy 🇺🇸
7	A Long Conversation 2017Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2013–2016)

Start with Shadowhunters and Downworlders and read in order.

#	Title
1	Shadowhunters and Downworlders 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld / A History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld 2016Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (2017–2025)

Start with The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1, the first of 9 books in the Mortal Instruments Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 2018Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 2019Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 2020Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 5 2022Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 6 2022Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 7 2023Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 8 2024Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 2025Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2013–2013)

Start with City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes and read in order.

#	Title
1	City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Shadowhunter's Codex 2013Buy 🇺🇸

53 books (2007–2026)

Start with City of Bones, the first of 53 books in the Shadowhunter Chronicles series.

#	Title
1	City of Bones 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	City of Ashes 2008Buy 🇺🇸
3	City of Glass 2009Buy 🇺🇸
4	Clockwork Angel 2010Buy 🇺🇸
5	City of Fallen Angels 2011Buy 🇺🇸
6	City of Lost Souls 2012Buy 🇺🇸
7	After the Bridge 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	Clockwork Prince 2013Buy 🇺🇸
9	Clockwork Princess 2013Buy 🇺🇸
10	Fall of the Hotel Dumort(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
11	Navigating the Shadow World(By: Liv Spencer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
12	Saving Raphael Santiago(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
13	Shadow World Book Club(By: Liv Spencer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Last Stand of the New York Institute(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Midnight Heir(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
16	The Rise of the Hotel Dumort(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Runaway Queen(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
19	What Really Happened in Peru(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
20	What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
21	City of Heavenly Fire 2014Buy 🇺🇸
22	The Course of True Love 2014Buy 🇺🇸
23	The Voicemail of Magnus Bane(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
24	Angels Twice Descending 2015Buy 🇺🇸
25	Bitter of Tongue(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
26	Born to Endless Night(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
27	Nothing but Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
28	Pale Kings and Princes 2015Buy 🇺🇸
29	The Evil We Love 2015Buy 🇺🇸
30	The Fiery Trial(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
31	The Lost Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
32	The Whitechapel Fiend(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
33	Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
34	Lady Midnight 2016Buy 🇺🇸
35	Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
36	A Long Conversation 2017Buy 🇺🇸
37	Lord of Shadows 2017Buy 🇺🇸
38	A Deeper Love(With: Maureen Johnson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
39	Cast Long Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
40	Every Exquisite Thing(With: Maureen Johnson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
41	Learn About Loss(With: Kelly Link) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
42	Queen of Air and Darkness 2018Buy 🇺🇸
43	Son of the Dawn(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
44	The Land I Lost(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
45	The Wicked Ones(With: Robin Wasserman) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
46	Through Blood, Through Fire(With: Robin Wasserman) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
47	Chain of Gold 2019Buy 🇺🇸
48	The Red Scrolls of Magic(With: Wesley Chu) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
49	The Lost Book of the White(With: Wesley Chu) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
50	Chain of Iron 2021Buy 🇺🇸
51	Secrets of Blackthorn Hall 2021Buy 🇺🇸
52	Chain of Thorns 2023Buy 🇺🇸
53	The Last King of Faerie 2026Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2018–2018)

4 books (2011–2020)

Start with Jocelyn's Story, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

1 book (2025–2025)

11 books (2015–2016)

Start with Angels Twice Descending, the first of 11 books in the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy series.

#	Title
1	Angels Twice Descending 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bitter of Tongue 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Born to Endless Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸
4	Nothing but Shadows 2015Buy 🇺🇸
5	Pale Kings and Princes 2015Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Evil We Love 2015Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Fiery Trial 2015Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Lost Herondale 2015Buy 🇺🇸
9	The Whitechapel Fiend 2015Buy 🇺🇸
10	Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy 2015Buy 🇺🇸
11	Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 2016Buy 🇺🇸

12 books (2013–2014)

Start with Fall of the Hotel Dumort, the first of 12 books in the The Bane Chronicles series.

#	Title
1	Fall of the Hotel Dumort 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Saving Raphael Santiago 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Last Stand of the New York Institute 2013Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Midnight Heir 2013Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Rise of the Hotel Dumort 2013Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Runaway Queen 2013Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale 2013Buy 🇺🇸
8	What Really Happened in Peru 2013Buy 🇺🇸
9	What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything 2013Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Bane Chronicles Complete Collection 2014Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Course of True Love 2014Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Voicemail of Magnus Bane 2014Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2018)

Start with Lady Midnight and read in order.

#	Title
1	Lady Midnight 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lord of Shadows 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Queen of Air and Darkness 2018Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2019–2020)

Start with The Red Scrolls of Magic and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Red Scrolls of Magic 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Lost Book of the White 2020Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2012–2022)

Start with Clockwork Angel and read in order.

#	Title
1	Clockwork Angel 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Infernal Devices 2022Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2019–2023)

Start with Chain of Gold and read in order.

#	Title
1	Chain of Gold 2019Buy 🇺🇸
2	Chain of Iron 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	Chain of Thorns 2023Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2026–2026)