The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. For if they fail, they may lose everything-even their souls.Ībout the Author Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city-and their families-they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial's deadly army. For time is short, and Belial's plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind.

Nor can her friends help-ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone. Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew.

The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie's grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons.

Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial. After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city's glittering nightlife.

Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel. Book Synopsis James and Cordelia must save London-and their marriage-in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare.

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