Chain of Gold

The Last Hours

By: Cassandra Clare

Narrated by: Finty Williams

Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Includes “Fairy Tale of London”, a bonus short story featuring Will and Tessa!

Number one New York Times best seller

“A pure distillation of fantasy’s enchanting mirror held up to our own truths.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Richly imagined...rife with action, intrigue, and smoldering romance.” (Publishers Weekly)

From number one New York Times and USA Today best-selling 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. Chain of Gold is a Shadowhunters novel.

Cordelia 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 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.

But 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 a dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers - and forced a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.

©2019 Cassandra Clare (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio

Best book yet

I have been reading the Shadowhunter World Series for years I could not have possibly been more impressed with this book I cannot wait for the next installment I'm sure that Audible and Cassandra Clare hear this often but these books are the best I've ever read I cannot wait to see what comes next I hope Cassandra Clare never stops writing and I hope this narrator reads many more books

Loved it!!

I was transported to London with the Herondales! Loved Cordelia and James love story! Amazing!

A little predictable

I originally fell in love with the The Infernal Devices series, before I heard any other books by Cassandra Clare. I was slightly disappointed with this book, because it was predictable, in my opinion. I did enjoy the book, the action kept me interested, the character development was intriguing and good. With that said, I will listen to Book Two and I hope it is less predictable.

Get lost

I will always love Cassandra Clare's books. This one did not let me down. I got lost, and I am so happy she has written a new series. I can not wait to hear the next one.

Exhilarating!!

I loved this book from start to finish! It is absolutely everything you could want in a book! My only hitch about this is there were a couple storyline inconsistencies, but overall truly it was brilliant!

sPECHLESSS

Well, as someone addicted to the shadowhunters stories, I can say this new series is a super gift from the author. I can't wait for the continuation ....
But speaking of this book, the story is wonderful. While involving a new generation of shadow hunters, we have old acquaintances filling the tale.
However, this new series has it’s own storyline, which promises of a lot of action and emotion. It is impossible to describe the grandiosity of this series when you are totally involved and addicted to it. I can only say that it is very worthwhile. Audible went the extra mile in making this book. The narration is incredible. You have to listen to the book to understand what I'm trying to explain.Not to mention the cross references to the series Chronicles by Bane and Infernal Devices.

Love love love!

Such a wonderful story! I was glued from the beginning and couldn’t wait to find out what would happen. The details and depth of character interactions never cease to amaze me.

Slow to start, but WORTH IT

I was hesitant at first because it took me a minute to get into it. All of the different people and families were hard to keep track of at first. Oh and the narrators voice is so soothing… I would get distracted and have to go back and focus/pay attention. Once I got familiar, and the story took off, I couldn’t put it down. It’s like Bridgerton meets Game of Thrones with a *dash* of Twilight/Buffy the vampire slayer. Book 2 is downloaded and ready to go!

Great!

Loved the story line and character depth. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Loved it

I loved it I love her shadow hunter series amazing this is like a prequel jems parabatis life with Tessa and their kids adventures