description The Mortal Instruments Overview
The Mortal Instruments is a young adult urban fantasy book series written by Cassandra Clare, originally published between 2007 and 2014. Set primarily in a hidden supernatural version of New York City, the story follows Clary Fray, a teenager who discovers she is a Shadowhunter, a human-angel hybrid dedicated to hunting demons. The overarching narrative involves the Shadowhunters' conflict with a rogue faction seeking to overthrow their governing body, the Clave. This series is the foundational arc of the broader Shadowhunter Chronicles, a franchise that includes several sequel and prequel novel lines.
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The Mortal Instruments ranks #80 of 131 in the Urban Fantasy ranking, behind Elemental Assassin Series, ahead of Nightside Series.
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