The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)

"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" is a young-adult fantasy book in the New York Times bestselling The Mortal Instruments series, a teenager fantasy series set in New York City written by Cassandra Clare. The novel has been released in several languages, including Hebrew, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.

In the novel, Cassandra Clare includes references to the works of Holly Black, who is her friend.

In the beginning of the book, Clary is drawing and listening to a band called Stepping Razor. Stepping Razor is the name of Ellen Fierch's band in Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale.

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The film adaptation was released August 21, 2013, directed by Harald Zwart and starring Lily Collins as Clary Fray. The film was shot in Toronto and New York.

This is the official trailer of "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" movie.