Showing posts with label The Mortal Instruments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Mortal Instruments. Show all posts

Saturday, November 17, 2012

It's finally here. The Mortal Instruments (TMI) Movie Trailer

One of my favorite series is being made into a movie. Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.
Haven't read The Mortal Instruments series yet? Well, you are so gonna want to! :)

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS 


City of Bones

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

City of Ashes

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.

City of Glass

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?

City of Fallen Angels


Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Timesbestselling trilogy The Mortal Instruments.

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And - most importantly of all - she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine's Circle, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her. His mother just found out that he's a vampire and now he's homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side - along with the power of the curse that's wrecking his life. And they're willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he's dating two beautiful, dangerous girls - neither of whom knows about the other one.

When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: She herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.


City of Lost Souls

What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.





Monday, April 18, 2011

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare

City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments, Book 4)
  • Title: City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments, Book 4) by Cassandra Clare
  • Classification: Young Adult
  • Genre: Urban Fantasy
  • Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
  • Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (April 5, 2011) 
  • ISBN-10: 1442403543
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442403543



"I dream that you come into my room. And then I hurt you. I cut you or strangle or stab you, and you die, looking up at me with those green eyes of yours while your life bleeds away between my hands."

Jace and Clary are a couple, but the two are faced with a new problem - Jace is having dreams of hurting and killing Clary. He is afraid he'll be compelled to hurt or kill her even though he loves her. The two will need to find out what is happening and here's a hint - it has to do with Jace coming back to life in City of Glass.

Meanwhile, Simon is still coming to grips with the curse that is associated with the Mark of Cain and is still trying to figure out what the consequences are. While the symbol is a curse, at times it can act as a blessing as those who wish to do him harm are struck down. Lately, that is happening way to frequently. Someone is out to get Simon and he has no clue who or why.

Simon is also trying to deal with being a vampire. The thought of drinking the blood of a human is something he is trying to avoid, but the need is strong. He also needs to let his mother know what happened to him. He's afraid she won't accept him.

Magnus and Alec are still going strong, but Alec will need to come to grips with the fact that Magnus has been around and his list of relationships is extensive. If Alec can't deal with the fact Magnus had a love life hundreds of years prior to his involvement,  there may be no future between them. For those of you who've read Clockwork Angel there are some big time hints that something may have happened between Will and Magnus.Cassandra is such a tease!

I gave this one 4 out of 5 stars. While I really like the book the ending left me wondering because I thought (trying not to give away any spoilers) a certain someone's hold on another had been broken when a certain symbol had been altered. If so, the ending seemed to contradict that, so I'm a bit confused. The new villain she picked was a nice addition. I like how Clare likes to include biblical twists in her books. I thoroughly enjoy when she does that. Also, be prepared there is a major cliffhanger at the end of this one.

Thoughts on upcoming books:
Wondering if the title City of Lost Souls is a hint to going after a certain individual, who will remain nameless to avoid spoilers, in City of Fallen Angels?


 Additional treats - a deleted story.

 Jocelyn's Story
Cassandra wrote a story of Jocelyn's early life. It was originally written as part of City of Glass, but was too long and explained too much. Not everything in it will agree with what is in past and future books, but it's fun to see how Cassandra thinks and how things can change while she writes. So if you're interested, here's the link to the story entitled 'Jocelyn's Story' on Cassandra's website:
http://www.cassandraclare.com/cms/city-of-glass-outtake-4

Official Book Trailer

Book trailer of previous books (all three included):

Previous books:
City of Bones
City of Ashes
City of Glass

Upcoming books:
City of Lost souls -  2012
City of Heavenly Fire - 2013
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