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#32 in Novels of the 21st century

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

Cassandra Clare
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, critical consensus and lasting reader enthusiasm.

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