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Cassandra Clare Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Cassandra Clare in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 102 books / 18 series

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.

Books by Cassandra Clare in Publication Order

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 Shadowhunter's Codex POoMINB / 2 Buy
2013 The Runaway Queen POoTBCB / 2 Buy
2013 Clockwork Prince POoIDTB / 3 Buy
2013 The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale POoTBCB / 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 The Lost Herondale POoTftSAB / 2 Buy
2015 Not for Humans(With: Holly Black) POoSS / 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 The Golden Tower POoMB / 5 Buy
2018 A Deeper Love(With: Maureen Johnson) POoGotSMB / 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

Complete Cassandra Clare Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Better in Black 2025 Buy
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
01 City of Bones 2007 Buy
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
34 Lady Midnight 2016 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
48 Chain of Gold 2019 Buy
49 The Lost Book of the White(With: Wesley Chu) 2020 Buy
51 Secrets of Blackthorn Hall 2021 Buy
53 A Sea Change 2026 Buy
54 The Last King of Faerie 2026 Buy
01 Sword Catcher 2023 Buy
02 The Ragpicker King 2025 Buy
The Last Hours Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2023
02 Chain of Iron 2021 Buy
03 Chain of Thorns 2023 Buy
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
The Dark Artifices Reading Order 2 books / 2017-2018
02 Lord of Shadows 2017 Buy
03 Queen of Air and Darkness 2018 Buy
Magisterium Reading Order 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
02 The Infernal Devices 2022 Buy
01 Classics Reimagined in the World of the Shadowhunters 2018 Buy
01 Clockwork Angel 2010 Buy
03 Clockwork Prince 2013 Buy
04 After the Bridge 2013 Buy
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
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
The Eldest Curses Reading Order 2 books / 2019-2020
01 The Red Scrolls of Magic 2019 Buy
02 The Lost Book of the White 2020 Buy
The Bane Chronicles Reading Order 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
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
01 City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes 2013 Buy
02 The Shadowhunter's Codex 2013 Buy
Mortal Instruments Reading Order 4 books / 2008-2014
02 City of Ashes 2008 Buy
03 City of Glass 2009 Buy
05 City of Lost Souls 2012 Buy
06 City of Heavenly Fire 2014 Buy

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Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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