• City of Ashes

  • The Mortal Instruments, Book Two
  • By: Cassandra Clare
  • Narrated by: Natalie Moore
  • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (9,903 ratings)

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City of Ashes

By: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Natalie Moore
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Publisher's summary

Clary Fray just wants her life to go back to normal - but that turns out to be impossible. For one thing, her mother is still in the hospital, in a mysterious coma. For another, she and her brother, Jace, have fallen under a cloud of suspicion now that the Shadowhunter world knows that Valentine is still alive - and that Jace and Clary are his son and daughter. Not to mention that someone in New York is killing Downworlders and draining their blood, creating a climate of suspicion that sends Downworld Manhattan to the brink of civil war.

When the Silent Brothers are murdered and the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Sword of Souls, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor is dispatched from Idris to investigate. She clearly harbors a personal grudge against Jace, and she drives a wedge between him and his adoptive family. When Clary's romance with her best friend, Simon, starts to heat up, Jace feels abandoned. But has he, as the Inquisitor accuses, joined up with his father?

Then Simon is turned into a vampire and kidnapped by Valentine, who intends to sacrifice him as part of a bloody ritual that will make the Mortal Instruments his own forever. Jace knows he needs to save Simon's life, for Clary's sake. But what if he's too late? What if Valentine has already made the Mortal Instruments his own?

©2008 Cassandra Claire, LLC (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

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Loved it!!

Such a great story, and such a great series!! I can not wait to read the next one!! Loved it!

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Voices of the City of Ashes.

The narrator was okay usually though the voices sometimes slipped. But other than that I thought it was really good.

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Suspense!

Another great book in this series. I own all the physical books and now must have the audio books as well! AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

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lived it .. per usual love her books... this is my third time listening to it. if u loved the series or fantasy period u need this book n this series in your life.

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great listen

the email story line was great. there were great moments and sad moments. I loved it.

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Would you listen to City of Ashes again? Why?

Yes! Every time I re-read The Mortal Instruments now I'm going to listen to the audiobooks! The narrator feels like she fits the story and I've found that I love listening to audiobooks when I re-read books

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I love how big the main cast is! Sure, it's mostly Clary's story, but there's so much growth with the other 5 "big" characters that it feels like we have a 6-character main cast

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Natalie Moore is an incredible narrator, and I look forward to hearing more from her.

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Great Book

I really like this sierras so far. The narrator is very easy to listen to and does a great job with each character. I would recommend this book.

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Ready for the next book. !!!

Exciting and plenty of adventure. All of the characters were very interesting. Thank you again

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I loved this book I do so much, I just hoped Jace and Cleary would find a way to be together

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definitely a good read

the writting draws you in and keeps you wanting more. the characters are interesting and funny.

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