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Dark FantasyHistorical Fiction

Chain of Gold

The Last Hours Book One

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  • 2019 first published
  • 584 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (7 ratings)
  • 6 editions
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Cassandra Clare's Chain of Gold (2019) is a dark fantasy and historical fiction novel. The story is set in London, in the 1900s. It features Cassandra Clare, Herondales and Carstairs. Key subjects include shadowhunters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 131 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2020.

At about 584 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.

About Chain of Gold

Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior with the blood of the angel Raziel. When her father is accused of a crime, she, her mother, and her brother travel to London, where she hopes to prove his innocence. She soon encounters James and Lucie Herondale, her childhood friends, and is drawn into their exciting, glittering, world. All the while she must hide her love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else. All this is interrupted by a series of demon attacks unlike anything the Shadowhunters have ever seen. They poison whoever they touch, can walk in daylight, and are all but impossible to kill. When London is quarantined, Cordelia and her friends face a horrible choice that will reveal the price of being a hero.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2020

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1900s

Characters

  • Cassandra Clare
  • Herondales
  • Carstairs
  • Fairchilds
  • Lightwoods
  • Blackthorns

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Shadowhunters
  • Romance
  • Young adult fiction, historical, europe
  • Young adult fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Chain of Gold?

Chain of Gold was written by Cassandra Clare and first published in 2019.

What genre is Chain of Gold?

It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy and Historical Fiction.

How long is Chain of Gold?

The median edition has 584 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Chain of Gold?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ring Shout, The Cruel Prince and Das Parfum.

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