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:
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)
- 1791
- Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1857
- Clockwork Angel
- 1878
- Clockwork Prince
- 1878
- 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)
- 1899 (also 2008)
- Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- January, 1901
- Every Exquisite Thing (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- June, 1901
- The Midnight Heir (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1903
- Chain of Gold
- 1903
- Chain of Iron
- 1903
- Chain of Thorns
- Expected 1903
- Not yet published
- The Rise of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1929
- Learn About Loss (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- 1936
- A Deeper Love (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- 1940
- Saving Raphael Santiago (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1953
- The Fall of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1977
- The Evil We Love (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- 1984 (also May, 2008)
- The Last Stand of the New York Institute (The Bane Chronicles)
- 1989
- The Wicked Ones (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- August, 1989
- Son of the Dawn (Ghosts of the Shadow Market)
- 2000
- City of Bones
- August, 2007
- The Course of True Love (And First Dates) (The Bane Chronicles)
- August, 2007
- What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway) (The Bane Chronicles)
- August, 2oo7
- City of Ashes
- September, 2007
- City of Glass
- September, 2007
- The Red Scrolls of Magic
- September - October, 2007
- City of Fallen Angels
- October, 2007
- City of Lost Souls
- October - November, 2007
- The Voicemail of Magnus Bane (The Bane Chronicles)
- December, 2007
- City of Heavenly Fire
- December, 2007
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- September, 2008
- The Lost Herondale (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
- October, 2008
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy)
Publication order:
- City of Bones
- City of Ashes
- City of Glass
- Clockwork Angel
- City of
- The Bane Chornicles
By series—A:
- The Mortal Instruments:
- The Infernal Devices:
By series—B:
- The Infernal Devices:
- The Mortal Instruments
