in 2019 In 2004, Clare started working on her first published novel,
City of Bones, inspired by the urban landscape of
Manhattan.
City of Bones was released by
Simon & Schuster in 2007 and is a contemporary fantasy story revolving around characters
Clary Fray,
Jace Wayland, and Simon Lewis, which became a
New York Times bestseller upon its release.
City of Ashes and
City of Glass completed the first trilogy. A subsequent second trilogy contained three more books:
City of Fallen Angels,
City of Lost Souls, and
City of Heavenly Fire. There is a prequel trilogy called
The Infernal Devices, set in the same universe as
The Mortal Instruments, but set in the Victorian era. This consists of three books:
Clockwork Angel, published on August 31, 2010,
Clockwork Prince, published on December 6, 2011, and
Clockwork Princess, published on March 19, 2013. A fourth trilogy set in this universe was announced in 2012, collectively known as
The Dark Artifices. The new contemporary series is set in Los Angeles and follow female shadowhunter Emma Carstairs, who was introduced in
City of Heavenly Fire. The first book,
Lady Midnight, was released in March 2016; the second,
Lord of Shadows was released in April 2017; the third,
Queen of Air and Darkness was released on December 4, 2018. There are also two series of interconnected short stories set in this universe. The first is
The Bane Chronicles, completed in 2014 and written with
Sarah Rees Brennan and
Maureen Johnson, and the second is the planned
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, written with Brennan and Johnson as well as
Robin Wasserman. The first book in
The Mortal Instruments was made into a film,
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), by Unique Features and
Constantin Film. First-time writer Jessica Postigo wrote the screenplay.
Lily Collins played
Clary Fray and
Jamie Campbell Bower played
Jace Wayland. After a disappointing box office performance, subsequent movies in the series were canceled. A television adaptation of
The Mortal Instruments called
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments began airing in January 2016. It was canceled after the third season. == Plagiarism accusations ==