Clockwork Princess

#9 in Young adult

Clockwork Princess

Cassandra Clare

First published 2013Original language ENYoung adult

8.68.6 / 10
Score out of 10580 ratingsConfidence 80%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#9 of 200 in Young adult ahead of 96% of the category
656
Pages
about 12 h
Reading time

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About the book

Clockwork Princess is a 2013 fantasy novel written by young adult author Cassandra Clare. It is the third and final installment of The Infernal Devices trilogy, following the first book, Clockwork Angel, and the second book, Clockwork Prince. It is written in the third person through the perspective of the main protagonist, Tessa Gray, who resides in the Shadowhunter's London Institute. This final installment follows Tessa and her friends as they face off against the series main antagonist, The Magister, who plans to completely obliterate the Shadowhunter race.

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Reading order · The Infernal Devices

Full order & progress →
Score per volume3 volumes on a timeline, 2010 to 2013 · Best-rated volume: Clockwork Princess
  1. Clockwork Angel
    Clockwork Angel2010 · 966 ratingsStart here
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Clockwork Prince
    Clockwork Prince2011 · 665 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  3. Clockwork Princess
    Clockwork Princess2013 · 580 ratingsThis book
    8.68.6 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.8 across 580 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 80% of the weight and the score stays at 8.6 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.8580 100%

Frequently asked

What age is Clockwork Princess for?

Clockwork Princess 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 656 pages — longer than 66% of the ranked books in Young adult.

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