Simon offers to kiss her, but the Queen tells him he is not the one 'she desires most'. However, Clary is tricked into consuming faerie food, and is only able to leave by kissing 'whom she most desires'. The group becomes confused and decides to leave. The Queen says she is not sure if she will help and also mentions how their court knows deep secrets, like how Jace and Clary are their father's 'wonderful' experiments come to life. The group tries to convince the Queen to aid them in the defeat of Valentine. The Queen of the Seelie Court is a Downworlder, a fairy with demon heritage.

Jace soon receives a surprising offer from the Queen of the Seelie to visit her court. This is detailed in the Bane Chronicles, a tag-a-long book to the series. Magnus and Alec have remained in contact since the first novel, and have even gone on a date. Magnus Bane is called to the scene by Alec, and offers to keep Jace as a prisoner in his apartment, while he and the others try to figure out Valentine's plans. 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.

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