Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Angel
First edition
AuthorCassandra Clare
Cover artistCliff Nielsen
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Infernal Devices
GenreFantasy, Adventure
PublisherMargaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date
August 31, 2010
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audio book
Pages448
ISBN978-1-4169-7586-1
Followed byClockwork 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.

  1. ^ "CHILDREN'S BEST SELLERS: CHAPTER BOOKS". New York Times. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.