City of Heavenly Fire
core novel 2014 The Shadowhunter Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.38 (421,423 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 725 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781481417761 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
City of Heavenly Fire, the final book of The Mortal Instruments, opens as Sebastian Morgenstern, Clary's corrupted brother, leads an army of Endarkened Shadowhunters in coordinated attacks on Institutes around the world, an assault that includes the kidnapping of Mark Blackthorn and forces an emergency gathering of Shadowhunter leadership in the capital city of Alicante. As Sebastian's forces grow and the Seelie Queen moves to ally herself with him, the ruling Clave issues an ultimatum demanding that Clary and Jace surrender themselves, while several Downworlder representatives are seized and taken to the demon realm of Edom. Facing an enemy who is also her own brother, Clary must weigh her family's history against the safety of the wider Shadowhunter world as the series' overarching conflict reaches its final confrontation.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Shadowhunter Chronicles
- Series: The Mortal Instruments core; position 6 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Cassandra Clare
Notes
- From the series record (The Mortal Instruments): The original six-book series that introduced the Shadowhunters.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Mortal Instruments: position 6 of 6: previous City of Lost Souls (2012)
Sources
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