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Home / Authors / Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare American author best known for *The Mortal Instruments* series and the wider Shadowhunter universe. Her books have sold over 50 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a major film and television series. This page provides the Cassandra Clare books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2007 City of Bones POoSCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 City of Ashes POoMIB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 City of Glass POoMIB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 Clockwork Angel POoIDTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Jocelyn's Story POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 City of Fallen Angels POoSCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2012 City of Lost Souls POoMIB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 What Really Happened in Peru POoTBCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes POoMINB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Shadowhunters and Downworlders POoMIC · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 The Runaway Queen POoTBCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 The Shadowhunter's Codex POoMINB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale POoTBCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Clockwork Prince POoIDTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 After the Bridge POoIDTB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Midnight Heir POoTBCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Saving Raphael Santiago POoTBCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 The Rise of the Hotel Dumort POoTBCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2013 Fall of the Hotel Dumort POoTBCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 Navigating the Shadow World(By: Liv Spencer) POoSCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything POoTBCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 Clockwork Princess POoSCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 What Really Happened in Peru(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2013 The Last Stand of the New York Institute POoTBCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2013 The Runaway Queen(With: Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2013 Shadow World Book Club(By: Liv Spencer) POoSCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2013 The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 12 Buy ↗ 2013 The Midnight Heir(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 13 Buy ↗ 2013 Saving Raphael Santiago(With: Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 15 Buy ↗ 2013 The Rise of the Hotel Dumort(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 16 Buy ↗ 2013 Fall of the Hotel Dumort(With: Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 18 Buy ↗ 2013 What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 19 Buy ↗ 2013 The Last Stand of the New York Institute(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 20 Buy ↗ 2014 The Iron Trial POoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 City of Heavenly Fire POoMIB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 The Voicemail of Magnus Bane POoTBCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2014 The Bane Chronicles Complete Collection POoTBCB · 12 Buy ↗ 2014 The Course of True Love POoSCB · 21 Buy ↗ 2014 The Voicemail of Magnus Bane(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 23 Buy ↗ 2015 Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy POoTftSAB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Not for Humans(With: Holly Black) POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 The Lost Herondale POoTftSAB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 The Copper Gauntlet POoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 The Whitechapel Fiend POoTftSAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 Nothing but Shadows POoTftSAB · 4 Buy ↗ 2015 Pale Kings and Princes POoTftSAB · 6 Buy ↗ 2015 Bitter of Tongue POoTftSAB · 7 Buy ↗ 2015 The Fiery Trial POoTftSAB · 8 Buy ↗ 2015 Born to Endless Night POoTftSAB · 9 Buy ↗ 2015 Angels Twice Descending POoTftSAB · 10 Buy ↗ 2015 Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 24 Buy ↗ 2015 The Lost Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 25 Buy ↗ 2015 The Whitechapel Fiend(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 26 Buy ↗ 2015 Nothing but Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 27 Buy ↗ 2015 The Evil We Love POoSCB · 28 Buy ↗ 2015 Bitter of Tongue(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 30 Buy ↗ 2015 The Fiery Trial(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 31 Buy ↗ 2015 Born to Endless Night(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 32 Buy ↗ 2016 An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld / A History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld POoMIC · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 The Bronze Key POoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy POoTftSAB · 11 Buy ↗ 2016 Lady Midnight POoSCB · 34 Buy ↗ 2016 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 35 Buy ↗ 2017 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 POoMIGN · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Lord of Shadows POoTDAB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 The Silver Mask POoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2017 A Long Conversation POoSCB · 36 Buy ↗ 2018 Son of the Dawn(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoGotSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 Classics Reimagined in the World of the Shadowhunters POoSGN · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 POoMIGN · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Queen of Air and Darkness POoTDAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 A Deeper Love(With: Maureen Johnson) POoGotSMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 The Golden Tower POoMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 Through Blood, Through Fire(With: Robin Wasserman) POoGotSMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2018 Cast Long Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 39 Buy ↗ 2018 Every Exquisite Thing(With: Maureen Johnson) POoSCB · 40 Buy ↗ 2018 Learn About Loss(With: Kelly Link) POoSCB · 41 Buy ↗ 2018 The Wicked Ones(With: Robin Wasserman) POoSCB · 43 Buy ↗ 2018 The Land I Lost(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) POoSCB · 44 Buy ↗ 2019 The Red Scrolls of Magic POoTECB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 POoMIGN · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 The Red Scrolls of Magic(With: Wesley Chu) POoSCB · 47 Buy ↗ 2019 Chain of Gold POoSCB · 48 Buy ↗ 2020 The Lost Book of the White POoTECB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Fairy Tale of London POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2020 We Jace you a Clary Xmas POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 POoMIGN · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 The Lost Book of the White(With: Wesley Chu) POoSCB · 49 Buy ↗ 2021 Chain of Iron POoTLHB · 2 Buy ↗ 2021 Secrets of Blackthorn Hall POoSCB · 51 Buy ↗ 2022 The Infernal Devices POoTIDMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2022 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 5 POoMIGN · 5 Buy ↗ 2022 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 6 POoMIGN · 6 Buy ↗ 2023 Sword Catcher POoCoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Chain of Thorns POoTLHB · 3 Buy ↗ 2023 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 7 POoMIGN · 7 Buy ↗ 2024 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 8 POoMIGN · 8 Buy ↗ 2025 Better in Black POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 2025 The Ragpicker King POoCoCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2025 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 POoMIGN · 9 Buy ↗ 2026 A Sea Change POoSCB · 53 Buy ↗ 2026 The Last King of Faerie POoSCB · 54 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Short Story Collections 1 book · 2025
01 Better in Black 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 2011–2020
01 Jocelyn's Story 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Not for Humans(With: Holly Black) 2015 Buy ↗ 03 Fairy Tale of London 2020 Buy ↗ 04 We Jace you a Clary Xmas 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Shadowhunter Chronicles Books 38 books · 2007–2026
05 City of Fallen Angels 2011 Buy ↗ 07 Navigating the Shadow World(By: Liv Spencer) 2013 Buy ↗ 08 Clockwork Princess 2013 Buy ↗ 09 What Really Happened in Peru(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013 Buy ↗ 10 The Runaway Queen(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013 Buy ↗ 11 Shadow World Book Club(By: Liv Spencer) 2013 Buy ↗ 12 The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013 Buy ↗ 13 The Midnight Heir(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013 Buy ↗ 15 Saving Raphael Santiago(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013 Buy ↗ 16 The Rise of the Hotel Dumort(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013 Buy ↗ 18 Fall of the Hotel Dumort(With: Maureen Johnson) 2013 Buy ↗ 19 What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2013 Buy ↗ 20 The Last Stand of the New York Institute(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) 2013 Buy ↗ 21 The Course of True Love 2014 Buy ↗ 23 The Voicemail of Magnus Bane(With: Sarah Rees Brennan,Maureen Johnson) 2014 Buy ↗ 24 Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 25 The Lost Herondale(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 26 The Whitechapel Fiend(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 27 Nothing but Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 28 The Evil We Love 2015 Buy ↗ 30 Bitter of Tongue(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 31 The Fiery Trial(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 32 Born to Endless Night(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2015 Buy ↗ 35 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2016 Buy ↗ 36 A Long Conversation 2017 Buy ↗ 39 Cast Long Shadows(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018 Buy ↗ 40 Every Exquisite Thing(With: Maureen Johnson) 2018 Buy ↗ 41 Learn About Loss(With: Kelly Link) 2018 Buy ↗ 43 The Wicked Ones(With: Robin Wasserman) 2018 Buy ↗ 44 The Land I Lost(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018 Buy ↗ 47 The Red Scrolls of Magic(With: Wesley Chu) 2019 Buy ↗ 49 The Lost Book of the White(With: Wesley Chu) 2020 Buy ↗ 51 Secrets of Blackthorn Hall 2021 Buy ↗ 54 The Last King of Faerie 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Chronicles of Castellane Books 2 books · 2023–2025
02 The Ragpicker King 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Last Hours Books 2 books · 2021–2023
03 Chain of Thorns 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Graphic Novels 9 books · 2017–2025
01 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 2017 Buy ↗ 02 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 2018 Buy ↗ 03 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 2019 Buy ↗ 04 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 2020 Buy ↗ 05 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 5 2022 Buy ↗ 06 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 6 2022 Buy ↗ 07 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 7 2023 Buy ↗ 08 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 8 2024 Buy ↗ 09 The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Dark Artifices Books 2 books · 2017–2018
02 Lord of Shadows 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Queen of Air and Darkness 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Magisterium Books 5 books · 2014–2018
01 The Iron Trial 2014 Buy ↗ 02 The Copper Gauntlet 2015 Buy ↗ 03 The Bronze Key 2016 Buy ↗ 04 The Silver Mask 2017 Buy ↗ 05 The Golden Tower 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Infernal Devices: Manga Books 1 book · 2022
02 The Infernal Devices 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Shadowhunters Graphic Novels 1 book · 2018
01 Classics Reimagined in the World of the Shadowhunters 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Infernal Devices Trilogy Books 3 books · 2010–2013
01 Clockwork Angel 2010 Buy ↗ 03 Clockwork Prince 2013 Buy ↗ 04 After the Bridge 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Collections 2 books · 2013–2016
01 Shadowhunters and Downworlders 2013 Buy ↗ 02 An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld / A History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ghosts of the Shadow Market Books 3 books · 2018–2018
01 Son of the Dawn(With: Sarah Rees Brennan) 2018 Buy ↗ 05 A Deeper Love(With: Maureen Johnson) 2018 Buy ↗ 08 Through Blood, Through Fire(With: Robin Wasserman) 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Eldest Curses Books 2 books · 2019–2020
01 The Red Scrolls of Magic 2019 Buy ↗ 02 The Lost Book of the White 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Bane Chronicles Books 11 books · 2013–2014
01 What Really Happened in Peru 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Runaway Queen 2013 Buy ↗ 03 The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale 2013 Buy ↗ 04 The Midnight Heir 2013 Buy ↗ 05 Saving Raphael Santiago 2013 Buy ↗ 06 The Rise of the Hotel Dumort 2013 Buy ↗ 07 Fall of the Hotel Dumort 2013 Buy ↗ 08 What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything 2013 Buy ↗ 09 The Last Stand of the New York Institute 2013 Buy ↗ 11 The Voicemail of Magnus Bane 2014 Buy ↗ 12 The Bane Chronicles Complete Collection 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy Books 10 books · 2015–2016
01 Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy 2015 Buy ↗ 02 The Lost Herondale 2015 Buy ↗ 03 The Whitechapel Fiend 2015 Buy ↗ 04 Nothing but Shadows 2015 Buy ↗ 06 Pale Kings and Princes 2015 Buy ↗ 07 Bitter of Tongue 2015 Buy ↗ 08 The Fiery Trial 2015 Buy ↗ 09 Born to Endless Night 2015 Buy ↗ 10 Angels Twice Descending 2015 Buy ↗ 11 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Non-Fiction Books 2 books · 2013–2013
01 City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Shadowhunter's Codex 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Books 4 books · 2008–2014
05 City of Lost Souls 2012 Buy ↗ 06 City of Heavenly Fire 2014 Buy ↗