 First edition | |
| Author | Cassandra Clare |
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| Cover artist | Cliff Nielsen |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Infernal Devices |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure |
| Publisher | Margaret K. McElderry Books |
Publication date | August 31, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audio book |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4169-7586-1 |
| Followed by | Clockwork Prince |
Clockwork Angel is the first installment of The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. After the death of her aunt, Tessa Gray is sent a ticket to travel to London by her brother Nathaniel. On arrival, she is kidnapped and abused by two cruel sisters (Mrs. Black and Mrs. Dark) who work under the name of 'The Dark Sisters', until her eventual saving by a group of people who are referred to as Shadowhunters. The rest of the book is based around her discovering the Shadow world and making a life with the new people she encounters.
The book became a best-seller in the New York Times list, debuting number 1 on the children's bestselling list.[1]
The book also contains many quotes referring to famous pieces of Victorian literature, for example, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, and the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Alfred Tennyson.
- ^ "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: CHAPTER BOOKS". New York Times. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.