James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this thrilling and highly anticipated
conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel. All first edition hardcovers will
include full-color reverse jacket art ten black-and-white interior illustrations and a bonus
short story! Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short
weeks she has seen her father murdered her plans to become parabatai with her best friend
Lucie destroyed and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse she
is now bound to an ancient demon Lilith stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After
fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s
glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana
Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel and London is under new threat by the Prince of
Hell Belial. Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret
that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy and the
Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect
James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless and the possibility
of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help—ripped apart by their own secrets they
seem destined to face what is coming alone. For time is short and Belial’s plan is about to
crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave one that will separate Cordelia
Lucie and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London they must
face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their
families—they will have to muster their courage swallow their pride and trust one another
again. For if they fail they may lose everything—even their souls.
