Addicted to the drug yin fen after being forced to take it when being tortured by a demon, Jem must continue to live on it to survive, even though it is killing him. James ‘Jem’ Carstairs or Ke Jian Ming: Another 17 year old Shadowhunter, Jem moved to the London Institute after the murder of his parent at the Shanghai Institute.

As with most members of his family he has a phobia of ducks, but this is no hindrance when fighting werewolves, vampires and other beasts of the Downworlders. He not only shares the same allegiance as Tessa to the Enclave, but is also passionately in love with her.

William ‘Will’ Owen Herondale: A 17 year old boy from Wales with a Welsh mother and a Shadowhunter father, and being able to speak numerous languages, Will chose to enter the Shadow World at the age of 12. She is half Eidolon and falls in love with Will Herondale and James Carstairs. With allegiances to the Enclave, as the story moves on her talents are revealed to be unique and unrecognisable, being able to take the shape of any person while acquiring their memories, mannerisms and abilities. Upon arrival, being captured by The Dark Sisters, Tessa discovers her ability to shapeshift, a talent that will inevitably drag her deeper and deeper into the Shadow World. Theresa “Tessa” Gray: A 16 year old girl who after having received a ticket from her brother Nate, to come to England, must leave her home city of New York to find him. Characters From The Infernal Devices Series: Amidst all of this, after falling in love with not just one, but two Shadowhunters, trouble and suspense come creeping into Tessa’s story. The Shadowhunters are a race from Clare’s series The Mortal Instruments, and about which she plans to write 5 series, The Infernal Devices coming chronologically before The Mortal Instruments but being written after.ĭelving head first into a world she has never before encountered, relying on skills and abilities she has never before had to use, Tessa will have to master her talents and forge alliances with Shadowhunters to find her brother, and to simply survive. The world that surrounds her is a period 10 years after a peace treaty between the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders. The Infernal DevicesĪ fantasy series set in Victorian England, follows orphaned teenager Tessa Gray as she searches for her missing brother Nate, and searching for her true identity. From then on, she divided her time between California and New York, working for different entertainment magazines and tabloids. As a child she travelled frequently, spending time in European countries such as England, France and Switzerland, returning to Los Angeles for high school. About The Infernal Devices Series of Books:īorn Judith Rumelt in 1973 in Tehran, Iran to American parents, she chose to write with the name Cassandra Clare and is the granddaughter of Max Rosenberg.

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