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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Series #1)

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This paperback edition has a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content!

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.

A simple night out with her best friend, Simon, transforms into a nightmare when fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witnesses a murder at the Pandemonium Club. The cul...

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