This group of friends who have always been there for one another seems to be splintering apart. And everyone is worried about Matthew, whose appetite for drink-and self-destruction-appears to be growing. Lucie is about to pass the point of no return in her quest to bring Jesse back from the dead, and she’s not sure she wants to stop. James is horrified to discover that he is seeing the recent murders in his dreams, and he fears that he may actually be committing the crimes. And things are not right among the Merry Thieves, either. There are no signs of demonic activity at any of the crime scenes, which makes the killings all the more ominous. Shadowhunters are being killed in the wee hours of the morning. Now Cordelia and James can focus on their upcoming wedding and on making the most of their agreed-upon one year of marriage. Belial’s absence means James no longer falls into the shadow realm, and the daytime demon attacks that were plaguing the Clave have ended.

Reading Group GuideĪfter being dealt a horrible blow, Belial has slunk away to try to recover his strength, a process Jem thinks will take at least one hundred years.

All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she is attempting to raise the dead Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power and James, that he himself may be the killer they seek. Now Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace. Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save her reputation, while James remains in love with the Grace Blackthorn. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has always loved she has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie and she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.Ĭordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare.

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