City of Bones (Clare novel)

City of Bones
First edition cover for the book "City of Bones."
AuthorCassandra Clare
Cover artistCliff Nielsen
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Mortal Instruments
GenreFantasy adventure
Urban fantasy
Set inNew York, August 2007
PublisherMargaret K. McElderry
Publication date
March 27, 2007 (U.S.)
July 2, 2007 (UK)
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages485pp (hardback, first edition) 512 pp (paperback)
ISBN978-1-4169-5507-8
Followed byCity of Ashes 

City of Bones is the first urban fantasy book in author Cassandra Clare's New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments. The novel, first published in 2007, is set in modern-day New York City and has been released in several languages, including Bulgarian, Hebrew, Polish and Japanese. It is the first book in the first trilogy of The Mortal Instruments which includes the books City of Ashes and City of Glass.