Cassandra Clare Reading Order

13 books (2007–2025)

Cassandra Clare's Anthologies series comprises 13 collections published between 2007 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These fantasy and young adult anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction and progressing through themed collections featuring various supernatural tales, from vampire fiction to fairy stories to creatures and curses. The series spans multiple genres within the speculative fiction realm, offering diverse short stories and contributions across its expanding catalog.

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

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

2 books (2023–2025)

The Chronicles of Castellane is an ongoing fantasy series by Cassandra Clare consisting of two books published between 2023 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Sword Catcher followed by The Ragpicker King. More books are planned for this young adult fantasy series.

Start with Sword Catcher and read in order.

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1	Sword Catcher 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Ragpicker King 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2018–2018)

Ghosts of the Shadow Market is a completed eight-book fantasy series by Cassandra Clare written in collaboration with various authors including Maureen Johnson, Sarah Rees Brennan, Kelly Link, and Robin Wasserman. Published beginning in 2018, the series should be read in publication order, starting with A Deeper Love and concluding with Through Blood, Through Fire. Each installment pairs Clare with a different co-author, creating a collaborative exploration within the Shadow Market universe.

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)

The Infernal Devices Trilogy by Cassandra Clare is a four-book fantasy series for young adults published between 2010 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Clockwork Angel and continuing through Clockwork Prince and Clockwork Princess. This paranormal fantasy saga follows characters navigating a richly detailed supernatural world with interconnected plots and character development that spans the entire sequence.

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

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

5 books (2014–2018)

The Magisterium series consists of five completed fantasy novels written by Cassandra Clare, published between 2014 and 2018. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with The Iron Trial and continuing through The Copper Gauntlet, The Bronze Key, The Silver Mask, and concluding with The Golden Tower. This young adult fantasy series is designed to be read sequentially for the full narrative experience.

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

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

7 books (2007–2017)

Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments is a complete seven-book fantasy series for young adults published between 2007 and 2017. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with City of Bones and concluding with City of Heavenly Fire, followed by the supplementary work A Long Conversation. This series offers a comprehensive narrative arc best experienced from start to finish.

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

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

2 books (2013–2016)

The Mortal Instruments Collections comprises two companion volumes published between 2013 and 2016, completing this supplementary series. These nonfiction works provide worldbuilding material and illustrated histories related to the Mortal Instruments universe, designed to be read in publication order beginning with Shadowhunters and Downworlders. Readers should approach these as optional enrichment to the main series rather than essential narratives, offering behind-the-scenes perspectives on the shadowhunter world and its inhabitants.

Start with Shadowhunters and Downworlders and read in order.

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

10 books (2017–2026)

The Mortal Instruments Graphic Novels is an ongoing fantasy series that adapts Cassandra Clare's popular young adult works into graphic novel format. Nine volumes have been published between 2017 and 2025, with new installments continuing to release. Readers should follow the series in publication order, beginning with Volume 1 and progressing sequentially through each subsequent book.

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

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1	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 5 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 6 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 7 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 8 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 10 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2013)

The Mortal Instruments Non-Fiction series by Cassandra Clare consists of two companion books published in 2013. These books enhance the fantasy universe of the main Mortal Instruments series through quotes and in-world reference materials. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes followed by The Shadowhunter's Codex.

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

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

54 books (2007–2026)

The Shadowhunter Chronicles is an extensive fantasy series by Cassandra Clare spanning 53 books published from 2007 to 2026, with the series still ongoing. Readers should begin with City of Bones and follow the publication order to experience the interconnected stories across multiple sub-series and supplementary works. The collection includes full novels, novellas, non-fiction guides, and collaborative titles that expand the world and lore of the Shadowhunters universe. This is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy and paranormal young adult fiction seeking a deeply developed fictional world.

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

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

1 book (2018–2018)

4 books (2011–2020)

This collection of four short stories and novellas by Cassandra Clare spans from 2011 to 2020 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Jocelyn's Story, followed by Not for Humans (a collaboration with Holly Black), Fairy Tale of London, and We Jace you a Clary Xmas. These fantasy and young adult pieces offer supplementary content connected to Clare's broader fictional universe.

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

1 book (2025–2025)

11 books (2015–2016)

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy is a complete eleven-book fantasy series by Cassandra Clare published between 2015 and 2016. Set within the Shadowhunters universe, these books should be read in publication order beginning with Angels Twice Descending and concluding with Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. The series blends young adult fantasy with elements of backstory and worldbuilding that expand the author's broader Shadowhunter mythology.

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

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

12 books (2013–2014)

The Bane Chronicles is a 12-book fantasy series by Cassandra Clare published between 2013 and 2014. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Fall of the Hotel Dumort. These interconnected stories follow the warlock Magnus Bane and other characters from the Shadowhunter universe, offering backstory and side adventures that complement the main series.

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

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

3 books (2016–2018)

The Dark Artifices is a complete fantasy series by Cassandra Clare consisting of three books published between 2016 and 2018. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Lady Midnight, followed by Lord of Shadows, and concluding with Queen of Air and Darkness. This young adult fantasy series is part of Clare's broader Shadowhunters universe and delivers a self-contained narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with Lady Midnight and read in order.

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

2 books (2019–2020)

The Eldest Curses is a completed two-book fantasy series by Cassandra Clare published between 2019 and 2020. Both novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Red Scrolls of Magic followed by The Lost Book of the White. This young adult fantasy series concludes with its second installment.

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

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

2 books (2012–2022)

The Infernal Devices manga adaptation by Cassandra Clare consists of two volumes published between 2012 and 2022, presenting the fantasy young adult series in graphic novel format. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Clockwork Angel, as the story builds sequentially across both installments. The series appears to be complete based on its current status.

Start with Clockwork Angel and read in order.

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

3 books (2019–2023)

The Last Hours is a three-book young adult fantasy series by Cassandra Clare, consisting of Chain of Gold, Chain of Iron, and Chain of Thorns, published between 2019 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. This interconnected trilogy follows a new cast of characters within the broader Shadowhunters universe, with each book building on the previous installment's events and relationships.

Start with Chain of Gold and read in order.

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

1 book (2026–2026)