Go📖 About The Mortal Instruments
The Mortal Instruments is a series universe written by Cassandra Clare. The complete collection runs to 20 books across 4 series, published between 2007 and 2025.
The main series is Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Books with 7 books. It opens with City of Bones (2007) and currently runs to A Long Conversation (2017).
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🎯 Where to Start with The Mortal Instruments
New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: City of Bones (2007), book 1 of Publication Order of Mortal Instruments Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.
Each of the 4 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.
📚 The Mortal Instruments Books in Order
2An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld / A History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld2016Buy on Amazon
