Chain of Gold kicks off the latest Shadowhunters series, The Last Hours, with a new generation of Shadowhunters, devastating love stories, and the next evil demon threatening the world as we know it. Set in Edwardian London, Chain of Gold centers around the offspring of our heroes from the Infernal Devices series. In the years following the Clockwork War, the London Shadowhunters have enjoyed a period of peace free from demon attacks. However, strange, unfamiliar demons suddenly start attacking Shadowhunters in broad daylight, leaving the victims dying from a demon poison without an antidote. Although the new generation of Shadowhunters have been raised in a period of peace, they will have to trust their training and each other and band together to defeat this new demon threat.
While Chain of Gold didn’t quite capture the same magic that made the Infernal Devices series so wonderful, it seems that writing historical fantasy is Clare’s true calling over the modern fantasy in the Mortal Instruments series. I love the way she weaves the culture of historical London into the Shadowhunter narrative. Like the other Shadowhunter series, Chain of Gold also has its own powerful, heart-wrenching love stories, in addition to plenty of action and adventure. Although the number of new characters and the ways in which they’re all related is a little overwhelming (the book really needs a family tree!), I was delighted meeting the new set of characters as well as seeing favorite characters from the Infernal Devices. I especially loved the strong female characters introduced - Cordelia, Lucie, Anna, and others. I can’t wait to see where the next book leads!
While Chain of Gold didn’t quite capture the same magic that made the Infernal Devices series so wonderful, it seems that writing historical fantasy is Clare’s true calling over the modern fantasy in the Mortal Instruments series. I love the way she weaves the culture of historical London into the Shadowhunter narrative. Like the other Shadowhunter series, Chain of Gold also has its own powerful, heart-wrenching love stories, in addition to plenty of action and adventure. Although the number of new characters and the ways in which they’re all related is a little overwhelming (the book really needs a family tree!), I was delighted meeting the new set of characters as well as seeing favorite characters from the Infernal Devices. I especially loved the strong female characters introduced - Cordelia, Lucie, Anna, and others. I can’t wait to see where the next book leads!