And that he himself may be the killer they seek. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial.
Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace. Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to an dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers – and force a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.Ĭordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted.
These monsters are nothing like those Shadowhunters have fought before – these demons walk in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill.
All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else.īut Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to Edwardian London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns (Hardback)Ĭordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons.
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