#77 in Young adult
City of Heavenly Fire
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Our view
“City of Heavenly Fire” gives “The Mortal Instruments” a finale that pays off six books of tangled relationships. Readers who have followed the characters this far get resolution for nearly all of them. It is a long volume, and some feel it could have been far tighter; others note that it spends part of its ending setting up the next series instead of closing this one.
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About the book
City of Heavenly Fire is a young adult fantasy romance novel, the sixth and final installment in The Mortal Instruments series, and chronologically the twelfth installment in The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise by Cassandra Clare. It was released on May 27, 2014. The book once again follows the adventures of the teenage Shadowhunter, Clary Fray, and her allies in facing her brother Sebastian Morgenstern and his allies of Endarkened Shadowhunters. It also ties in with both The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices series by having their main protagonists, Tessa Gray and Emma Carstairs, appear as supporting characters and connecting the worlds of The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices.
Reading order · The Mortal Instruments
Full order & progress →- City of BonesStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - City of Ashes
7.67.6 / 10 - City of Glass
8.08.0 / 10 - City of Fallen Angels
7.67.6 / 10 - City of Lost Souls
7.87.8 / 10 - City of Heavenly FireThis book
8.28.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 534 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 78% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 534 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is City of Heavenly Fire for?
City of Heavenly Fire sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating.
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