
#99 in Young adult
Clockwork Angel
- 482
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Clockwork Angel is the first installment of The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. After the death of her aunt, Tessa Gray is sent a ticket to travel to London by her brother Nathaniel. On arrival, she is kidnapped and abused by two cruel sisters who work under the name of 'The Dark Sisters', until her eventual saving by a group of people who are referred to as Shadowhunters. The rest of the book is based around her discovering the Shadow world and making a life with the new people she encounters.
Reading order · The Infernal Devices
Full order & progress →- Clockwork AngelThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Clockwork Prince
8.48.4 / 10 - Clockwork Princess
8.68.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 966 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 87% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 31 | 3% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 50 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 885 | 92% |
Frequently asked
What age is Clockwork Angel for?
Clockwork Angel 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. It has 482 pages — longer than 65% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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