《City of Bones》是Cassandra Clare創作的都市奇幻小說，2007年3月由Margaret K. McElderry Books出版社發行，為《The Mortal Instruments》系列首部曲，中文譯名《骸骨之城》。作者受紐約曼哈頓城市景觀啟發，試圖將現代都市構建為充滿魔力與危險的"黑暗森林"。2013年該作品被改編為同名電影，由哈羅德·茲瓦特執導，莉莉·柯林斯主演。
小說以15歲少女克萊麗·弗雷為主角，講述她在紐約俱樂部目睹超自然謀殺案後，發現兇手對普通人不可見的奇幻設定，繼而遭遇母親失蹤、公寓遇襲等事件。隨著調查深入，克萊麗逐漸揭開自身暗影獵人後裔的身份，捲入對抗惡魔、狼人、吸血鬼等異族勢力的鬥爭中。作品通過都市空間與奇幻元素的融合，構建出包含神秘紋身、天使聖器及暗影獵人組織的世界觀
基本介紹
- 作者：Clare, Cassandra
- 出版時間：2010年9月
- 頁數：656 頁
- ISBN：9781442421035
- 定價：58.00 元
內容簡介
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothin...(展開全部) When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . . Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end. 卡桑德拉·克萊爾，出生於伊朗首都德黑蘭，幼年時期經常跟隨家人在全世界旅行。在一次前往喜馬拉雅山脈的長途旅程中，剛學會走路的卡珊卓拉就在父親的背包里生活了一整個月。這樣的經歷，使她自然地與書為友，十二歲時開始創作。 大學畢業後，卡桑德拉曾在好萊塢當過娛樂新聞記者，搬到紐約曼哈頓區後，這座城市的景觀啟發了她的靈感，驅使她寫出生平第一部小說《骸骨之城》。她表示：“在童話故事中，魔法和冒險總是發生在城鎮外的神秘黑森林裡。我想要創造一個世界，其中的都市本身就變成黑暗森林——這些都會空間擁有其自身的魔力、危險、神秘及奇異的美麗。
