Clockwork Angel, Volume 1

Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still. Discover the riveting first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. . . . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 08/31/2010
ISBN: 9781416975861
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Rita Awards - Finalist
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/19/2010
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2010 pg. 619
Romantic Times 09/01/2010 pg. 56 - Excellent
Booklist 08/01/2010 pg. 45
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2010
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2010 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 93
BookPage 09/01/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 139502 / Clockwork Angel
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 21