Universe map
The Shadowhunter Chronicles in order
Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours and The Dark Artifices share one world. Start with City of Bones or Clockwork Angel.
Show novellas
Books in the order they were published. One lane per series, in that series’ colour. Novellas and companion stories are shown smaller. A book inside a portal frame is a crossover: it is read in one series but belongs to another, and the dashed link says what to read first.
- Start here
- Read 2nd
- Read 3rd
- Read 4th
- Read 5th
- Read 6th
Read this map as a list
- Start here ·Clockwork Angel · The Infernal Devices
- Read 2nd ·Clockwork Prince · The Infernal Devices
- Read 3rd ·Clockwork Princess · The Infernal Devices
- Read 4th ·Chain of Gold · The Last Hours Crossover: read Clockwork Princess first.
- Read 5th ·Chain of Iron · The Last Hours
- Read 6th ·Chain of Thorns · The Last Hours
Where to begin
2 ways into this universe. Any of them works as a first book.
Reading orders in this universe
- The Shadowhunter Chronicles reading order
The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can be read in either order. The Last Hours comes after The Infernal Devices, and The Dark Artifices after City of Heavenly Fire.