Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices)

496 pages. Ex-library Magic is dangerous?but love is more dangerous still. Discover the ?compul sively readable? (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling In fernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instru ments series! Clockwork Angel is a Shadowhunters novel.When Tessa Gray cr osses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London' s Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural folk stalk the gas lit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.Kidnapped by a secret organization ca lled The Pandemonium Club, Tessa learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform into another person. What?s more, the Ma gister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tess a's power for his own.Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by?and torn bet ween?two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm?s length?everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa reali zes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new f riends save the world?and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.…