The Mortal Instruments: Read the first 100 pages

We have an exclusive look at the opening 100 pages from the first ‘The Mortal Instruments’ book to get you guys excited for the new ‘The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones’ movie due out on 23 August.

Written by Cassandra Clare, the first 100 pages give you a glimpse at what to expect from the theatrical release starring hot Hollywood couple Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower.

[Related story: 'Mortal Instruments' prequel already planned]

Set in contemporary New York, the book follows a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), who discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters (a secret cadre of half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons).

After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.

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Mobile Users: Read the first 100 pages of City of Bones

‘The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones’ is released in UK cinemas on 23 August 2013.