By: Cassandra Clare
Published by: Margaret McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster
To Be Released on: May 8th, 2012
Pre-Order from: *see below*
The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their knees.
No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters hesitate to kill one of their own?
Only a small band of Clary and Jace’s friends and family believe that Jace can still be saved — and that the fate of the Shadowhunters’ future may hinge on that salvation. They must defy the Clave and strike out on their own. Alec, Magnus, Simon and Isabelle must work together to save Jace: bargaining with the sinister Faerie Queen, contemplating deals with demons, and turning at last to the Iron Sisters, the reclusive and merciless weapons makers for the Shadowhunters, who tell them that no weapon on this earth can sever the bond between Sebastian and Jace. Their only chance of cutting Jace free is to challenge Heaven and Hell — a risk that could claim any, or all, of their lives.
And they must do it without Clary. For Clary has gone into the heart of darkness, to play a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing the game is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she even still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love?
Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series -quoted from Goodreads
I don't think I need to list all the reasons why I'm featuring this book today on the blog! I CAN NOT WAIT for TUESDAY!!! I need answers and I'm so impatient for this book to be in my hands. I want to know what the heck Sebastian is going to do, what's going to happen to Jace, if Clary can save him etc, etc. I have a huge list on why I'm anxious to read this book, and why I can't wait to get my hands on it.
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IN THE US: (these are the stores who are carrying the special editions)
BARNES AND NOBLE will be carrying their own special edition. It will contain a letter from Stephen Herondale (Jace’s real father) to Jace, written before he died. It will be detachable and affixed to the back of the book.
WALMART will be carrying its own special edition. It will contain the short story “A Dark Transformation” about how Jonathan Morgenstern took over the identity of Sebastian Verlac.
COSTCO will be carrying its own special edition. It will contain “The Act of Falling”: the “alleyway kiss” from City of Fallen Angels from Jace’s perspective.
Target will be carrying its own special edition: the short story “A Question of Power” in which Alec and Camille talk about Magnus and his father.
In Canada:
INDIGO/CHAPTERS will be carrying the same special edition as BARNES AND NOBLE in the US. COSTCO CANADA will be carrying the same edition as COSTCO US.
In Australia/In the UK
Still waiting on more news
Ebooks/Kindles/Nooks:
At the time of this post no special content was included with these books.
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Here's the info about the party & rumor has it COLS and COLS trailer JACE WILL BE THERE!!
Where: Anderson's Bookshop
located in Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College
Additional information: Tickets are REQUIRED!! Please be sure to call Anderson's Bookstore today to reserve your ticket at
630-355-2665
** Each ticket is the price of the book. This will get you into the signing and your copy of COLS signed. You can also bring older titles of Cassie's to get signed as well, as long as you have your ticket.
*** I've spoken to the bookstore and they do ship within the US, so fans can call and order a signed copy of COLS after the book signing. There will be a limited number of signed books and it will be first call, first served. These books will not be personalized however.