the mortal instruments city of ashes book

The Inquisitor appears, along with a large group of armed Shadowhunters, and accuses Jace of helping Valentine, since he was supposed to go on trial by the Sword which is now gone. This is surprising because no new Runes have been created since the runes handed down by the Angel Raziel.

Clary frees Jace using an amplified version of the opening rune that appeared to her amidst her panic. While the Cup is capable of creating new Shadowhunters, the Sword forces Shadowhunters to tell the truth.Ĭlary, Izzy, and Alec respond to a distress call from the Silent City, only to discover that the current Silent Brothers inside have all been slain. Valentine has killed the Silent Brothers to obtain the second Mortal Instrument - the Soul Sword. While chained inside his cell, Jace hears something attacking the Silent Brothers. Alongside the Sword is the Cup and the Mirror. The Sword is one of the Mortal Instruments indicated in the first book. He has been imprisoned in the Silent City and is awaiting trial by the Sword to determine if he is telling the truth about being in league with Valentine. Plot Ĭlary returns to the Institute after receiving a text message from Isabelle 'Izzy' Lightwood, saying that Jace angered the Inquisitor, Imogen Herondale.

The novel was one of YALSA's top ten teen books for 2009. City of Ashes is the second installment in The Mortal Instruments series, an urban fantasy series set in New York written by Cassandra Clare.

The mortal instruments city of ashes book