PHOTOS: New Book Covers for 'The Mortal Instruments' Series!

ABC Family's Shadowhunters TV has released the remaining five new covers of the best-selling series by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments!

These will be available in bookstores this September 1.

Don't these look amazing? 

We love that fact that each cover has a different rune, look closely!

Tomorrow Shadowhunters TV will reveal the new covers for The Infernal Devices!

Shadowhunter Mission: Saying Goodbye to TMI (avi and hashtag challenge)

The countdown for The Mortal Instruments final installment, City of Heavenly Fire, is winding down to the final week, and we at The Mortal Institute are chomping our nails in frightened anticipation.

Thanks to one of our awesome followers, @_urebriviel_ on Twitter, there is something cool we’d like to do to promote to come as one in celebration and in loss of our beloved TMI characters.. We are asking all Shadowhunters to post this mourning rune on as your avatar on social media accounts on May 27th. You are welcome to decorate it with any words that remind you of TMI. We will be following several hashtags as we say goodbye to our beloved series, and we’ll be doing our own: #AveAtqueValeTMI. 

Make sure to join us!

#Shadowhunters#City of Heavenly fire#GoodbyeTMI#CassandraClare#Jace#Clary#Simon#Maia

Walker Books, Cassie Clare hosts #TMIParty on Twitter

Are you as excited for the sixth and final installment of The Mortal Instruments as we are? Like us, we bet you can't wait! 

We have some exciting news for you!!! Are you ready?????? We are inviting you to an amazing event!!!!

To celebrate the release of City of Heavenly Fire, we are inviting you to join Walker Books and Cassie Clare for their Twitter #TMIParty On Saturday, 24th May from 7pm till' late (That's 2 pm EASTERN) we will be staging an online tweet along to The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones whilst releasing exclusive Cassie Clare videos, exciting new content, rune-reading, Shadowhunter nail & make-up tutorials and amazing comps

...and we want you to join us!

You can stage your very own #TMIParty while you follow along with us!

- Invite your BFF, a group of pals or have a pampering evening in

- Prep your perfect snack with our exclusive TMI recipe cards

- Press play on City of Bones *swoons over Jamie Campbell Bower*

- Keep an eye out for exclusive Cassie Clare content, comps, rune-themed treats

- Keep Tweeting: be part of the worldwide TMI Twittersphere

Follow the fun using the #TMIPARTY hashtag - 24th May / 7pm till late!

Stay here at The Mortal Institute and on Twitter at @TMI_Institute for all the details as they come!

First look at Simon and Maia, plus inside cover art for 'City of Heavenly Fire'

Cassie Clare revealed her newest secrets in this week's edition of #TMITuesday. This week we see the inside art for the City of Heavenly Fire jacket by artist Cliff Nielson. We also are getting a closer look at the art for Simon and Maia, along with some revealing quotes.

Anyone else the least bit freaked out by the imagery discussed in Simon's quote?

Maia sounds like either she is dying or someone she is holding onto is dying. What are your thoughts? Could it be Jordan or possibly someone else?

Simon just gave me a case of the major feels!! He loves Izzy, and it sounds like he's having some major heart-to-heart scenes in the book with her.

Also, here's a look at the earlier reveals Cassie has shared so far for #TMITuesday.

April 15th:

April 22nd:

April 29th:

Stay up to date on everything Shadowhunter by following us on Twitter at @tmi_institute@TMI_Institute.

ICYMI: Cassie Clare clears up Malec comment and more!

In case you missed it, here's the latest info from Cassandra Clare, clearing up the statement made about Malec at the recent Mexico City signing, as well as giving us some tidbits about the Herondale last name and a some juicy spoilery details about City of Heavenly Fire and The Dark Artifices.

Q&A 

[COFA SPOILER]Question: Cassandra, I heard that you said in Mexico City that Magnus would forgive Alec, is that true? 

Cassie: There seems to be a lot of semi-true stuff floating around based on my appearance in Mexico City — remember everything I said had to be filtered through a translation headpiece! I said, in fact, “Magnus forgives what Alec did but that does not mean they get back together.” I mean, Magnus is not a bitter grudge-holder so I never thought it would be a surprise that he would not be furious with Alec forever. :) So their chances of getting back together are exactly the same as before.

Question: Hello! Um, so I was wondering: does Jace ever begin to use Herondale as his surname(even if just on paper)? Or at least does the Herondale name exist outside of Jace? It just makes me sad to think that the Herondale line will disappear after getting so attached to Will and Cecy.— aquilaswing 

Cassie: All I can say is that the continuing existence of the Herondale name is addressed in CoFA!

Question: I know a lot of people on the Shadowhunter wiki, including me, are Downworlder sympathizers, and we were wondering, will we be learning more about them (like almost as much as we know about the Nephilim) in the future series? I’m optimistic that since Mark & Helen are half-fey, we’ll learn more about the Fair Folk in TDA. But more about warlocks would be pretty cool, too.

Cassie: You are definitely right that you will be learning a lot more about the Fair Folk in TDA. They’re a big part of the story. They’re also a big part of CoHF, maybe in ways you might not expect? There have been some hints scattered through CoFA and CoLS about the part they play. And there is a big political issue that has to do with them toward the end.
TDA also features a new warlock character — the High Warlock of Los Angeles.

Question: Ms. Clare, I recently read the snippet of Julian and Emma from COHF and the writing with their fingers really stuck with me. When I was younger, there was one year when my cousins and I went to about five funerals and to console each other in the pews we would do the exact same thing as Julian and Emma, and we still do to this day. Thank you for that detail, and for the books that brought magic back into my life. — make-dreams-your-master 

Cassie: Aw…I teared up a bit . .. It is a thing I used to do with my best friend when we were kids. Though we sucked at figuring out the letters we were tracing half the time and were like “What do you mean, is there any newts?” “Not newts! NEWS!”

Question: * 1234 is etched on the base of Raziel’s statue, along with the Shadowhunter motto, above the entrance to the Silent City. What’s the year’s relevance to their history? 

Cassie: That is the year that Shadowhunters began looking better in black than the widows of their enemies. Previously when wearing black they looked only equally as good, or worse, than the widows of their enemies.

Pre-order City of Heavenly Fire NOW!

 The final instillment to Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series, City of Heavenly Fire is on pre-order NOW!

You can order book six from Barnes and Noble and Amazon now - just click on the links provided!




City of Heavenly Fire releases on May 27th of this year.

"

Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian—but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance…

Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will survive the explosive sixth and final installment of the Mortal Instruments series?"

SHADOWHUNTER WRAP-UP: 'City of Heavenly Fire' snippet, TLH news, and more

There's lots of news in the Shadowhunter fandom and here's a rundown of the latest!

Cassandra Clare shared a very special Valentine with fans: a brand new snippet from City of Heavenly Fire. This snippet features Julian Blackthorn, one of the Los Angeles Institute characters from the highly anticipated series The Dark Artifices.

Take a look:

“Julian,” said Jia, in the same gentle voice, “would you do something for us? Would you take up the Mortal Sword?”

Clary sat up straight. She had held the Mortal Sword: she had felt the weight of it. The cold, like hooks in your skin, dragging the truth out of you. You couldn’t lie holding the Mortal Sword, but the truth, even a truth you wanted to tell, was agony.

“They can’t,” she whispered. “He’s just a kid —“

“He’s the oldest of the kids who escaped the Institute,” Jace said under his breath. “They don’t have a choice.”

Julian nodded, his thin shoulders straight. “I’ll take it.”

Robert Lightwood passed behind the podium then and went to the table. He took up the sword and returned to stand in front of Julian. The contrast between them was almost funny: the big, barrel-chested man and the lanky, wild-haired boy. 

Julian reached a hand up and took the sword. As his hand closed around the hilt, he shuddered, a ripple of pain that was quickly forced down. Emma, behind him, started forward, and Clary caught a glimpse of the look on her face — pure fury — before Helen caught at her and pulled her back.

The book is roughly 733 pages, according to Cassie. "There’s no difference between the Walmart edition and any other edition in terms of the story, so you shouldn’t worry about whatever page number they have listed. It’s all the same book."

With all that said, Cassie also revealed that TESSA AND JEM will make an appearance in the book!

Signed copies of COHF at Barnes & Noble

There 2,000 first edition signed copies of City of Heavenly Fire for sale at Barnes & Noble, according to Cassie.

 I signed about 2,000 first editions of City of Heavenly Fire for Barnes and Noble (not that the COHF books have been printed yet, but I signed the first pages and they’ll be bound in. So you’ll be able to order them from B&N soon. I’ll put up the link when I have it. Every one will also be stamped with a rune stamp, and some of them — totally randomly — have my sketch of Church in them. That’s sort of a lottery, whether you end up with one of those, though. And you can always get signed books of mine from Books of Wonder.

There will be extras in both the first editions and regular prints, but with a little bit more for fans to rave about! Cassie says:

Well, all the first editions of City of Heavenly Fire have a portrait on the inside of Jace, Simon, Maia, Alec and Isabelle done by Cliff Nielson, who does all my covers. Only the hardcover first editions sold by Simon and Schuster in the US and Canada will have that portrait on the inside cover. All the books will also come with a note from one of the characters in the end that is handwritten and printed, and leads into the Dark Artifices series. That’s every book, not just the first editions. As to how to buy first editions — basically first editions are all the copies in a publisher’s first print run. They last until they sell out. So the earlier you order a book the more likely you are to get one. 

Bane Chronicles book set for print in November

Cassie revealed that the first edition of The Bane Chronicles will hit stands in November 2014. Cassie says:

Anticipatory and terrified is exactly how you should be! :) Yep, the Bane Chronicles will be released in print — the current publication date for the print edition of the Bane Chronicles is November 11 of this year. 

The newest story in the series, The Course of True Love (and First Dates), comes out this Tuesday. 

Name of 'TLH' project to be released

On February 25…

You’ll be finding out what TLH stands for.

HAPPY BELATED VALENTINES DAY FROM CASSANDRA JEAN!

Naturally, I will draw Valentine on Valentine’s Day! (The Mortal Instruments written by @CassieClare)

The flowers on the bottom are called Shooting Stars (or falling stars) and the flower on the top are called Hoya’s and look remarkably like…stars! For Morgenstern.

Meet Cassandra Clare as 'City of Heavenly Fire' tour launches in NYC

With all good things must come great (and maybe bittersweet) endings. The Mortal Instruments series will come to an end with the release of City of Heavenly Fire on May 27th. To kick off this grand finale, those lucky enough to be in the New York area can attend a midnight release event with author Cassandra Clare.

Cassie, the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices trilogy, and The Bane Chronicles, will be signing books following a talk that starts at 10 pm.

Here's the deets and where to purchase tickets:

YA Lit at 92Y: Cassandra ClareDate: Mon, May 26, 2014, 10 pmLocation: Lexington Avenue at 92nd StVenue: Kaufmann Concert HallPrice: from $22.00

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

92Y is a world-class nonprofit community and cultural center that connects people at every stage of life to the worlds of education, the arts, health and wellness, and Jewish life.

Will you be attending this event? What would you like to ask Cassie? Let us know in the comments below or at @TMI_Institute on Twitter.

ICYMI: New except for 'City of Heavenly Fire' and Cassandra Clare interview

Entertainment Weekly has the Shadowhunter fandom abuzz with the newest except from the final installment of The Mortal Instruments series City of Heavenly Fire. In an interview with author Cassandra Clare, we find out some juicy tidbits of info about the book and about a super secret TV project. (You can go to EW for the entire article).

EW: There are no advance copies of City of Heavenly Fire. How hard is it to keep everything about the book a secret?
Cassie: When there are [advance copies], I feel like I am more able to talk about [the books] in interviews and online, even though, of course, I don’t want to spoil people. But this one is under such a blanket of secrecy, I am a little bit scared to say anything. And it took me awhile to get used to that. … The idea that this stuff is kept so under wraps is really hard to adjust to as a writer, but I will say that people have read it. I have a whole writing group. They have all read it and given me notes.

EW: What can you tease about the book?
Cassie: I can definitely say that the characters go to a location that we’ve heard about, but we’ve never seen in any of the books. There is a death of a major character really early on in the book that I think will surprise people. And there are two weddings.

EW: How does it feel to finally be at the end of this series?
Cassie: Wrapping up a series that’s been going on for so long — and it’s the year after the movie came out — you really feel like this is the most highly anticipated book I’ve written and will maybe ever write. So it’s certainly an incredibly odd feeling.

EW: Now that you’re finished with The Mortal Instruments, what other projects are you working on?
Cassie: One of the things I’m super excited about is a TV project. I can’t say that much about it because it’s super secret. But it’s been really fun, and I’m really excited. Sorry I can’t say more.

EW: When do you think you’ll be able to speak freely?
Cassie: I’m guessing in a couple of months, but it’s super exciting because I love television.

Before we can wrap our heads around the two weddings (Shadowhunters, will it be Jocelyn/Luke, Clary/Jace, Magnus/Alec or maybe even Jem/Tessa?), we must first sit here squeamishly while we theorize who will die early on? We want your thoughts on this! #TMIWhoWillDie

Even maybe more exciting is that their is a TV project in the works. If you're like we are, the thought of The Infernal Devices becoming a regular TV series is FANTASTICLY exciting (right up there with a Dirty Sexy Alley Scene or Will Herondale just being who he is). What actors would you like to see on the small screen in a TID show?

Now to the biggest part of the news: a brand new snippet from CoHF.

 

How do you feel about this council member, Diana, telling Clary to kill Sebastian with the Morgenstern sword? Do you think Clary has it in her to rid the world of him, or should she instead find a way to rid him of the evil within? We'll find out all the answers on May 27th as City of Heavenly Fire hits bookstores near you. Until then, share your thoughts, feels, theories and more in the comments below or with us on Twitter at @TMI_Institute. @TMI_Institute

Is Jonathan Morgenstern redeemable? We asked the fans...

With the reveal tonight of the City of Heavenly Fire, I took to Twitter to talk about the dark half of the duo gracing the cover: Sebastian aka Jonathan.

It's hard to say what Cassandra Clare decided to do with Sebastian. She's said in the past the Sebastian is not redeemable, but there are some (including myself) who think that even the detestable brother of Clary Fray can truly rid himself of the horrible demon nature and become redeemed in the eyes of Clary and the readers.

So, I wanted to ask the fans what THEY think. While we wait for the release on May 27th (US date), we leave with you these Sebastian thoughts. Be sure to comment below or tweet us at @tmi_institute with your #COHFtheories.

@TMI_Institute No he attacked and almost raped his own sister.He is too far gone to be fixed imo poor lad
— Karen (@karenCr7_TW) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute kinda. In the end he might become redeemable but then back out
— invisablchil (@invisablchil) January 15, 2014

“@TMI_Institute: Let's take a poll. Who thinks Sebastian is redeemable? Can someone tell me why? #cohftheories” I hope soo pretty please!
— TMI Venezuela (@CDSVzla) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare no he killed max! Almost raped clary, used jace, he's sickening!! This is the only character I want dead!!:/
— Sydney Stavoy (@HoweStefan) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare I do! But only 'cause I still believe there's enough "angel" on him. #cohftheories
— Could this be love? (@ClyoVillalobos) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND OF COURSE HES NOT
— ➰ Danielle Salopek ➰ (@meep28) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute noooo! I don't want him to turn good! It would be boring! I love the character evil as he is!
— Rebeca♥ (@Rebk97) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare not sure about redeemable but I think there's a vulnerable side to him, he wants to be cared and loved I think
— City Of Perfection ૪ (@_ineedjamie) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute sometimes he seems like he's a decent guy but then he has those moments where he's like really creepy so tricky question
— KESIA (@Iblamezourry) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @FallenKilljoy97 if he can rid himself of the demon blood, apologize by doing something worthy, and saving people then yes.
— Jessica Lee (@jmasure180) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare I think he has a chance bc it's Cassandra Clare and she likes huge twists in her books.
— Breaunna Jackson (@BreMarie24) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare because Clary has faith in him and the blood of Jocelyn.
— Rebecca Bertoux (@vampit1) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare because Cassandra loves to tear out our hearts, then stich them back in with love and guaranteed tears.
— Emily Swolechick ✊ (@Emily_Brooke52) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute I just want to stab Sebastian ruthlessly. Until he cries like a bitch. Although I don't think that second one is possible.
— BOOK LOVER! (@ShadowhunterCl) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare bc he will find true love. mehehe
— Patricia Cruz (@asgardianbadass) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare yes. He never asked to be the way he is. All he needs is people to love and care for him. I hope he is cured
— zoe (@mockingjayloves) January 15, 2014

yes with a little Mythology @TMI_Institute @cassieclare
— bri.a23 (@BriPeterman23) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute after what he did to Clary HELL NO. Maybe if he was rid of his demon blood. MAYBE
— уσυɾѕ тɾυℓу, вɾєåииå (@ReignOfStelena) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare nah he's got liliths blood in him so I reckon he'll always be bad in some way no matter how hard they try
— Anικα Κυmαr (@xxx_ANIKA_xxx) January 15, 2014

@TMI_Institute @cassieclare i think he will sacrifice at the end.... #cohftheories
— Van Páez ♥ϟΨ9¾૪➳♨ (@vanesapaez) January 15, 2014

UPDATED: CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE cover revealed!

We have waited (maybe not so) patiently for the long awaited conclusion to The Mortal Instruments series. With just a few short months to go (May 27th is the US release date), Shadowhunters have been dying to know if there is anything that cover of the book will reveal, most importantly of which ... who will survive?

Here it is Shadowhunters and Downworlders!

AND EVEN A BETTER VERSION VIA @SIMONTEEN

Thanks to the internet for the pic! We aren't sure of the source, so if this was your grab let us know! We've seen Clary and COHF trend, and we are freaking amazed by this cover. Take a close look.

First, and foremost, since this is grab, sorry for the quality. Clary has her back towards us, the reader. Does this mean a betrayal? Does this means she's turning her back on everyone to do what she thinks she must? Who's the mystery man? Cassie says it's SEBASTIAN!!!

Cassie has been tweeting and here's what we are learning:

“@CamilaThompson8: " why clary has a seraph blade?” It's not a seraph blade
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) January 15, 2014

" do the black wings of Sebastian are related to Clary's dream in City of Ashes?" She always dreams about him with black wings.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) January 15, 2014

"I loved the CoHF cover , will we see the inside of the cover jacket before the actual book comes out?" Yes. I don't know when though.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) January 15, 2014

We want your thoughts so please join us at @TMI_Institute to discuss or share below in the comments.

'City of Heavenly Fire' cover to be revealed on TV

Cassandra Clare announced on Twitter that the sixth and finale book in 'The Mortal Instruments' series would be getting its cover revealed in an "interesting way".  But earlier she took to Twitter to divulge to fans that the cover will be shown live on TV!

Clare's Tumblr post read, "So remember I said the cover of City of Heavenly Fire was going to be revealed in an interesting way? I’ve finally been given the okay to say that it’s going to be revealed on television —  January 14th on The Insider (http://theinsider.etonline.com/tv/ ) 7pm EST on CBS!

For all y’all who don’t live in the US or whose DVRs are full of back episodes of The Walking Dead or whatever, the cover will be up online shortly after. :)".

It's no secret that we're all really curious to see what gorgeous new cover we'll soon be adding to our shelves and now the date's set for fans to get the first look! There is no shortage of excitement when it comes to Cassandra Clare and a new book, and we've already got the date & time marked and committed to our memories.

How many Shadowhunters will be watching The Insider on CBS to see the unveil of City of Heavenly Fire? Which characters do you hope to see on the last cover? Tweet us @TMI_Institute or comment below. We'd love to hear your thoughts!

December Calendar portraits and Christmassy snippet from City of Heavenly Fire

Cassie Clare took to Tumblr on Christmas Day to share some new artwork from Cassandra Jean's December Calendar and a very cute Christmassy snippet from City of Heavenly Fire featuring Clary and Simon. Check it all out below!

 December Calendar Portraits: The Boys and The Girls.

Christmassy Snippet

The Frays had never been a religiously observant family, but Clary loved Fifth Avenue at Christmas time. The air smelled like sweet roasted chestnuts, and the window displays sparkled with silver and blue, green and red. This year there were fat round crystal snowflakes attached to each lamppost, sending back the winter sunlight in shafts of gold[B1] . Not to mention the huge tree at Rockefeller Center. It threw its shadow across them as she and Simon draped themselves over the gate at the side of the skating rink, watching tourists fall down as they tried to navigate the ice.

Clary had a hot chocolate wrapped in her hands, the warmth spreading through her body. She felt almost normal—this, coming to Fifth to see the window displays and the tree, had been a winter tradition for her and Simon for as long as she could remember.

“Feels like old times, doesn’t it?” he said, echoing her thoughts as he propped his chin on his folded arms.

She chanced a sideways look at him. He was wearing a black topcoat and scarf that emphasized the winter pallor of his skin. His eyes were shadowed, indicating that he hadn’t fed on blood recently. He looked like what he was—a hungry, tired vampire.

Well, she thought. Almost like old times. “More people to buy presents for,” she said. “Plus, the always traumatic what-to-buy-someone-for-the-first-Christmas-after-you’ve-started-dating question.”

“What to get the Shadowhunter who has everything,” Simon said with a grin.

“Jace mostly likes weapons,” Clary sighed. “He likes books, but they have a huge library at the Institute. He likes classical music …” She brightened. Simon was a musician; even though his band was terrible, and was always changing their name—currently they were Lethal Soufflé—he did have training. “What would you give someone who likes to play the piano?”

“A piano.”

“Simon.”

“A really huge metronome that could also double as a weapon?”

Clary sighed, exasperated.

“Sheet music. Rachmaninoff is tough stuff, but he likes a challenge.”

“Now you’re talking. I’m going to see if there’s a music store around here.” Clary, done with her hot chocolate, tossed the cup into a nearby trash can and pulled her phone out. “What about you? What are you giving Isabelle?”

“I have absolutely no idea,” Simon said. They had started heading toward the avenue, where a steady stream of pedestrians gawking at the windows clogged the streets.

“Oh, come on. Isabelle’s easy.”

“That’s my girlfriend you’re talking about.” Simon’s brows drew together. “I think. I’m not sure. We haven’t discussed it. The relationship, I mean.”

“You really have to DTR, Simon.”

“What?”

“Define the relationship. What it is, where it’s going. Are you boyfriend and girlfriend, just having fun, ‘it’s complicated,’ or what? When’s she going to tell her parents? Are you allowed to see other people?”

Simon blanched. “What? Seriously?”

“Seriously. In the meantime—perfume!” Clary grabbed Simon by the back of his coat and hauled him into a cosmetics store that had once been a bank. It was massive on the inside, with rows of gleaming bottles everywhere. “And something unusual,” she said, heading for the fragrance area. “Isabelle isn’t going to want to smell like everyone else. She’s going to want to smell like figs, or vetiver, or—”

“Figs? Figs have a smell?” Simon looked horrified; Clary was about to laugh at him when her phone buzzed. It was her mother.

where are you? It’s an emergency.

What do you all think of the artwork and snippet? Let us know in the comments below!

NEW SNIPPET: 'City of Heavenly Fire' - Parabatai

Cassandra Clare posted a new snippet from the final novel of The Mortal Instruments series, City of Heavenly Fire. 

A parabatai. Like he was. And Jace knew, too, what that faded rune meant: a parabatai whose other half was dead. He felt his sympathy leap toward Brother Zachariah, as he imagined himself without Alec, with only that faded rune to remind him where once he had been bonded to someone who knew all the best and worst parts of his soul. 

Anyone else tear up from reading that? We did *raises hand*! 

CoHF will be available on bookshelves in May 2014! 

Feel free to tell us what you think of the new snippet in the comment box below!

READ: City of Heavenly Fire snippet

In a kind gesture to her fans who are patiently awaiting a second surprise promised by The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones star Jamie Bower, author Cassandra Clare tweeted a snippet for the next novel in The Mortal Instruments Series, City of Heavenly Fire.

It's not @Jamiebower 's fault — the 2nd surprise isn't down to him. I'll give you a CoHF snippet instead.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) August 5, 2013

City of Heavenly Fire snippet - “He’s not feeling well,” Clary said, catching at Simon’s wrist. “We’re... http://t.co/pHnVmoGPvR
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) August 5, 2013

City of Heavenly Fire snippet 

“He’s not feeling well,” Clary said, catching at Simon’s wrist. “We’re going.” 

“No,” Simon said. “No, I — I need to talk to him. To the Inquisitor." 

Robert reached into his jacket and drew out a crucifix. Clary stared in shock as he held it up between himself and Simon. “I speak to the Night’s Children Council representative, or to the head of the New York clan,” he said. “Not to any vampire who comes to knock at my door —“ 

Simon reached out and plucked the cross out of Robert’s hand. “Wrong religion,” he said.  

Please show Cassie your appreciation by visiting the original post on tumblr and liking/reblogging. What do you think of the snippet?

Cassandra Clare's Hint for 'City of Heavenly Fire' Plot!

Bestselling author, Cassandra Clare and Jamie Campbell Bower who stars as Jace Wayland in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie sat down with Glamour Magazine UK. They answered a few fan questions through twitter and for the full interview click this link!

One of the answers from the interview which stood out the most was when a fan asked Cassandra to give us a hint about the final book of The Mortal Instruments series.

C: We leave this world entirely for a different world RT @AshleighMcCann C: could u give hints to the plot of the last book? #glamourjamie
— Glamour Magazine UK (@GlamourMagUK) July 3, 2013

Hmmmmm... Could that mean we are leaving the story line from The Mortal Instruments and moving towards the series, The Dark Artifices which is set into the future? Or is Cassie being literal? What do you guys think? Leave your comments below!

The final installment of the series will be available in bookstores March 2014!

SPOILER: The Mortal Instruments Author Cassandra Clare Teases Fans with One Sentence from City of Heavenly Fire

This afternoon, Cassandra Clare treated her fans with a brief Q & A session on twitter with topics ranging from The Bane Chronicles to The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie premiere dates. Before signing off she volunteered to give one sentence from the sixth book in The Mortal Instruments series, City of Heavenly Fire, which is set to be released September 2014.

Okay, so I will give you one sentence from CoHF...tell me who you want it to be about.
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) June 20, 2013

After receiving feedback from the fans she tweeted the following sentence from City of Heavenly Fire:

"They landed at Simon’s feet. “Take your clothes and go!” Isabelle shouted." There you go. :P
— Cassandra Clare (@cassieclare) June 20, 2013

Thanks to @YugenBliss for suggesting this SPOILER art from Cassandra Jean.

I don't know about you, but I gasped after reading the tweet. What was your reaction?! Please share with us in the comments below!

New CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE snippet revealed

We are all waiting with baited breath for the final installment of City of Heavenly Fire (hits stores in March 2014, so Cassandra Clare is giving us snippets to entertain us and keep us fangirling relentlessly.
Here is the newest quote, with my spoilery thoughts below. Only continue if you have read Clockwork Princess....
“Okayyyyy,” Isabelle said in a low voice, “When did Brother Zachariah get hot?”
So, for those who have read Clockwork Princess, we know that Jem is Bro Z. We have been wondering at what point in COHF he will change, but we know when he meets Tessa on Blackfriars Bridge that he is once again human. It's extremely satisfying as a humongous Jem fan that Izzy thinks Jem is a hottie and even more exciting that Jem transforms at a point in the book where we will see plenty of dialogue about it.
Let me know what you think! How thrilled are you for this snippet?

New 'City of Heavenly Fire' Snippet!

The New York Times Best selling author, Cassandra Clare just released another City of Heavenly Fire snippet via her tumblr account. Here it is:

His eyes shone when he looked at her, green as spring grass.He has always had green eyes, said the voice in her head. People often marvel at how much alike you are, he and your mother and yourself. His name is Jonathan and he is your brother; he has always protected you.Somewhere in the back of Clary’s mind she saw black eyes and whip marks, but she didn’t know why. He’s your brother. He’s your brother, and he’s always taken care of you.

The final novel of The Mortal Instruments will come out in March 2014! This will be a long and excruciating wait until we all find out the fates of these characters we have grown to love.

What do you all think of this new snippet? Leave comments below!

City of Heavenly Fire snippet!

The wonderful Cassie Clare just gave us a new snippet from the highly anticipated City of Heavenly Fire. 

Check out the nee snippet:

City of Heavenly Fire snippet SPOILERS

 A moment later, Helen had returned; she was walking slowly now, and carefully, her hand on the back of a thin boy with a mop of wavy brown hair. He couldn’t have been older than twelve, and Clary recognized him immediately.Helen, her hand firmly clamped around the wrist of a younger boy whose hands were covered with blue wax. He must have been playing with the tapers in the huge candelabras that decorated the sides of the nave. He looked about twelve, with an impish grin and the same wavy, bitter-chocolate hair as his sister.

Jules, Helen had called him. Her little brother.

The impish grin was gone now. He looked tired and dirty and frightened. Skinny wrists stuck out of the cuffs of a white mourning jacket whose sleeves were too long for him. In his arms he was carrying a little boy, probably not more than two years old, with the same wavy brown hair that he had; it seemed to be a family trait. The rest of his family wore the same borrowed mourning clothes: following Julian was a brunette girl about ten, her hand firmly clasped in the hold of a boy the same age: the boy had a sheet of tangled black hair that nearly obscured his face. Fraternal twins, Clary guessed. After them came a girl who might have been eight or nine, her face round and very pale between brown braids. 

The misery on their faces cut ay Clary’s heart. She thought of her power with runes, wishing that she could create one that would soften the blow of loss. Mourning runes existed, but only to honor the dead, in the same way that love runes existed, like wedding rings, to symbolize the bond of love. You couldn’t make someone love you with a rune, and you couldn’t assuage grief with it, either. So much magic, Clary thought, and nothing to mend a broken heart.

“Julian Blackthorn,” said Jia Penhallow, and her voice was gentle. “Step forward, please.”

Julian swallowed and handed the little boy he was holding over to his sister. He stepped forward, his eyes darting around the room. He was clearly scouring the crowd for someone. His shoulders had just begun to slump when another figure darted out onto the stage. A girl, also about twelve, with a tangle of blond hair that hung down around her shoulders: she wore jeans and a t-shirt that didn’t quite fit, and her head was down, as if she couldn’t bear so many people looking at her. It was clear that she didn’t want to be there — on the stage or perhaps even in Idris — but the moment he saw her, Julian seemed to relax. The terrified look vanished from his expression as she moved to stand next to him, her face ducked down and away from the crowd.

“Julian,” said Jia, in the same gentle voice, “would you do something for us? Would you take up the Mortal Sword?”