The Shadowhunter Chronicles is a young adult urban fantasy book series written primarily by Cassandra Clare. The first book was published in 2007 and the series is ongoing.
The entirity of the The Shadowhunter Chronicles is made up of several trilogies, a hexalogy, and short story collections. Due to shifts in time period, there are several possible reading orders.
Reading Orders:
Recommended Order:
This order is the recommended order as presented by the publisher, Simon Teen, as seen in one of their Instagram posts.
By series—A:
This order is chunked by series and focuses on publishing order of the first book in each series.
- The Mortal Instruments:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Infernal Devices:
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- The Bane Chronicles
- The Dark Artifices:
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy
- The Eldest Curses
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Black Volume of the Dead (not yet published)
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
- The Last Hours
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns (not yet published)
- The Wicked Powers (not yet published, titles to be announced)
By series—B:
This order is chunked by series and focuses on the chronological placement of the first book in each series. Short story collections are listed last as they encompass many time periods. The Eldest Curses trilogy is split up as they interweve with the other books. This list does not include unplublished works.
- The Infernal Devices:
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- The Last Hours:
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns (not yet published)
- The Mortal Instruments, part 1:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- The Eldest Curses, book 1:
- The Mortal Instruments, part 2:
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Eldest Curses, book 2:
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Dark Artifices:
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Bane Chronicles
- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
Publication order:
Read the series as it happened in the eyes of readers who have followed these books since 2007! While short stories were available as ebooks individually before their collections were published, this list only includes the physically published collections. Publication year will be listed below each title.
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- Clockwork Angel
- City of Fallen Angels
- Clockwork Prince
- City of Lost Souls
- Clockwork Princess
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Bane Chronicles
- Lady Midnight
- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
- Chain of Gold
- The Lost Book of the White
- Chain of Iron
- To be published:
- The Black Volume of the Dead
- The Wicked Powers book 1
- The Wicked Powers book 2
- The Wicked Powers book 3
Chronological order:
The following list will not make the most sense as an introduction to the seires, as it begins with several short stories that are not meant to be read as an introduction to the characters. This order is intended more for rereading, and in-depth looks into the characters and the interconnectedness of the series. For this reason, if a short story has two primary time periods it will be listed twice under each of those years. The year each short story or book is set in will be listed below the title. The collection each story was published in will follow the story title in parentheses.
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- What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles)
- Begins in 1971 ends in 1962
- The Runaway Queen (The Bane Chronicles)
- Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale (The Bane Chronicles)
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- 1878
- Epilogue set in 2008
- The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- October 1888 (also November 2008)
- Nothing but Shadows (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Every Exquisite Thing (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- The Midnight Heir (The Bane Chronicles)
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns
- Expected 1903
- Not yet published
- The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- Learn About Loss (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- A Deeper Love (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Saving Raphael Santiago (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Evil We Love (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Last Stand of the New York Institute (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Wicked Ones (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Son of the Dawn (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- City of Bones
- The Course of True Love (And First Dates) (The Bane Chronicles)
- What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway) (The Bane Chronicles)
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- The Voicemail of Magnus Bane (The Bane Chronicles)
- City of Heavenly Fire
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Lost Herondale (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- November 2008 (also October 1888)
- Nothing but Shadows (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Evil We Love (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Pale Kings and Princes (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Bitter of Tongue (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Fiery Trial (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Born to Endless Night (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Angels Twice Descending (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Land I Lost (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Through Blood, Through Fire (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Lost World (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Expected continuation yet to be published:
- The Black Volume of the Dead
- Will likely be set between Queen of Air and Darkness and the first book of The Wicked Powers trilogy
- The Wicked Powers book 1
- The Wicked Powers book 2
- The Wicked Powers book 3
| The Shadowhunter Chronicles is a young adult urban fantasy book series written primarily by Cassandra Clare. The first book was published in 2007 and the series is ongoing.
The entirity of the The Shadowhunter Chronicles is made up of several trilogies, a hexalogy, and short story collections. Due to shifts in time period, there are several possible reading orders.
Reading Orders:
The "Recommended" order and the "Publication" order are the two best options for readers who are new to the series to avoid spoilers. As they both start with The Mortal Instruments, if a reader wanted to start with The Infernal Devices, "By series—B" would be the next best option.
Recommended order:
This order is the recommended order as presented by the publisher, Simon Teen, as seen in one of their Instagram posts. It is built upon a previous recommended order from Cassandra Clare's website, but with updated information as books have since been released.
- The Mortal Instruments, part 1:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- The Infernal Devices:
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- Note: In the order linked above, The Red Scrolls of Magic is listed as before The Infernal Devices trilogy, but it mentions some details about The Infernal Devices and therefore should be read after.
- The Mortal Instruments, part 2:
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Bane Chronicles
- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Dark Artifices:
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
- The Last Hours:
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
By series—A:
This order is chunked by series and focuses on publishing order of the first book in each series.
- The Mortal Instruments:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Infernal Devices:
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- The Bane Chronicles
- Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy
- The Dark Artifices:
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Eldest Curses:
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Black Volume of the Dead (not yet published)
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
- The Last Hours:
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns (not yet published)
- The Wicked Powers (not yet published, titles to be announced):
By series—B:
This order is chunked by series and focuses on the chronological placement of the first book in each series. Short story collections are listed last as they encompass many time periods. The Eldest Curses trilogy is split up as they interweve with the other books. This list does not include unplublished works. If a reader is using this order as their introduction to the series, a variation could be reading The Last Hours after The Dark Artifices as the third book in The Last Hours is not yet published.
- The Infernal Devices:
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- The Last Hours:
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns (not yet published)
- The Mortal Instruments, part 1:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- The Eldest Curses, book 1:
- The Mortal Instruments, part 2:
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Eldest Curses, book 2:
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Dark Artifices:
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Bane Chronicles
- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
Publication order:
Read the series as it happened in the eyes of readers who have followed these books since 2007! This order is for those who want to see the story and connected details in the order they were revealed. While short stories were available as ebooks individually before their collections were published, this list only includes the physically published collections. Publication year will be listed below each title.
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- Clockwork Angel
- City of Fallen Angels
- Clockwork Prince
- City of Lost Souls
- Clockwork Princess
- City of Heavenly Fire
- The Bane Chronicles
- Lady Midnight
- Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market
- Chain of Gold
- The Lost Book of the White
- Chain of Iron
- To be published:
- The Black Volume of the Dead
- The Wicked Powers book 1
- The Wicked Powers book 2
- The Wicked Powers book 3
Chronological order:
The following list will not make the most sense as an introduction to the seires, as it begins with several short stories that are not meant to be read as an introduction to the characters. This order is intended more for rereading, and in-depth looks into the characters and the interconnectedness of the series. For this reason, if a short story has two primary time periods it will be listed twice under each of those years. The year each short story or book is set in will be listed below the title. The collection each story was published in will follow the story title in parentheses.
- What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles)
- Begins in 1971 ends in 1962
- The Runaway Queen (The Bane Chronicles)
- Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale (The Bane Chronicles)
- Clockwork Angel
- Clockwork Prince
- Clockwork Princess
- 1878
- Epilogue set in 2008
- The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- October 1888 (also November 2008)
- Nothing but Shadows (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Every Exquisite Thing (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- The Midnight Heir (The Bane Chronicles)
- Chain of Gold
- Chain of Iron
- Chain of Thorns
- Expected 1903
- Not yet published
- The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- Learn About Loss (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- A Deeper Love (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Saving Raphael Santiago (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Evil We Love (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Last Stand of the New York Institute (The Bane Chronicles)
- The Wicked Ones (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Son of the Dawn (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- City of Bones
- The Course of True Love (And First Dates) (The Bane Chronicles)
- What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway) (The Bane Chronicles)
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- City of Fallen Angels
- City of Lost Souls
- The Voicemail of Magnus Bane (The Bane Chronicles)
- City of Heavenly Fire
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Lost Herondale (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- November 2008 (also October 1888)
- Nothing but Shadows (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Evil We Love (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Pale Kings and Princes (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Bitter of Tongue (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Fiery Trial (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Born to Endless Night (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- Angels Twice Descending (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- The Lost Book of the White
- The Land I Lost (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Through Blood, Through Fire (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Lady Midnight
- Lord of Shadows
- Queen of Air and Darkness
- The Lost World (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- Expected continuation yet to be published:
- The Black Volume of the Dead
- Will likely be set between Queen of Air and Darkness and the first book of The Wicked Powers trilogy
- The Wicked Powers book 1
- The Wicked Powers book 2
- The Wicked Powers book 3
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staysunny authored on March 16, 2021, 9:10 p.m. 