From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare
comes the first novel in a brand-new trilogy where evil hides in plain
sight and love cuts deeper than any blade. Chain of Gold is a Shadowhunters
novel. Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since
childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime,
she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s
ruin. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined
to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood
friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of
glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where
vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while,
she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone
else. But Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of
demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those
Shadowhunters have fought before—these demons walk in daylight, strike down
the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill. London is
immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends
discover that their own connection to a dark legacy has gifted them with
incredible powers—and forced a brutal choice that will reveal the true
cruel price of being a hero.