{"product_id":"9781406390988","title":"Chain of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst in Cassandra Clare's internationally bestselling romantasy trilogy, The Last Hours, about the world of the Shadowhunters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pure distillation of fantasy's enchanting mirror held up to our own truths.' Entertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Richly imagined…rife with action, intrigue, and smoldering romance.' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes the first novel in a brand-new trilogy where evil hides in plain sight and love cuts deeper than any blade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to Edwardian London in hopes of preventing the family's ruin. Cordelia's mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Cordelia's new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those Shadowhunters have fought before - these demons walk in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill. London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to an dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers - and force a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter's Codex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOOK OUT FOR THE WICKED POWERS - COMING IN 2026. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER SOON.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clare, Cassandra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56822748676478,"sku":"9781406390988","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9781406390988.jpg?v=1768557686","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.com\/products\/9781406390988","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}