Cassandra Clare shares special ‘City of Lost Souls’ teaser

In honor of all of the Young Adult heroines that kick serious butt, Cassandra Clare has shared a special City of Lost Souls teaser in which Clary, well, kicks some butt.

“Since I just read a creepy misogynistic online discussion about female characters in YA,” Clare wrote, “I’m dedicating this particular teaser to #stronggirlcharacters. Long may they kick butt.”

Clary vaulted up onto the counter, and flung herself from the top of it as her weapon exploded into brightness. She landed on the demon, knocking it to the ground. One of its eel-like arms snapped at her, and she sliced it off with a whipsawing motion of her blade. Black blood sprayed, burning her bare skin below her wrist cuffs.

The demon looked at her with red, frightened eyes.

“Stop,” it wheezed. “I could give you whatever you want —”

“I have everything I want,” she said, and drove her seraph blade down.

City of Lost Souls will be released on May 8, 2012.

Check out all of the City of Lost Souls teasers here.