‘City of Bones’ eBook available for 99 cents for a limited time

Barnes and Noble announced that City of Bones, the first installment of the bestselling The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare is that latest pick for “Barnes and Noble Spotlight.”

The program features “great writers at irresistible prices.”

From June 30-July 13, Barnes and Noble’s NOOK store is offering City of Bones for just 99 cents.

A film adaptation of City of Bones, which begins filming in six weeks, will hit theaters on August 23, 2013.

When 15-year-old Clary Fray ventures to a local club, she witnesses a murder by a group of strangely tattooed teenagers. As she hurries to call the police, she realizes that the body has disappeared and the murderers seem to be invisible to everyone except her. This is Clary’s first encounter with the Shadowhunters, warriors whose missions are to rid the earth of demons. Clary is pulled further into the Shadowhunters world when her mother is kidnapped by a demon. Clary turns to Jace, a cocky yet handsome Shadowhunter, as she seeks to learn why demons would be interested in ordinary humans. City of Bones is the first of six novels in the Mortal Instruments series. The sixth and last installment entitled City of Heavenly Fire will be released in March of 2014. Each book follows Clary Fray’s journey into the mysterious world of demon hunters as she seeks to defeat the evils that threaten her life.

Cassandra Clare is The New York Times bestselling author of the Mortal Instruments series. The first book in the series, City of Bones, is currently being made into a movie starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell-Bower that is set to be released next summer. Cassandra has also written a trilogy of prequels to the Mortal Instruments books entitled the Infernal Devices. Presently, Cassandra is working with Holly Black, the author of the Spiderwick Chronicles, on a five-book middle-grade saga, which is set to be published over the next several years.

Do you have a friend that hasn’t yet read City of Bones? Have them read the book before they see the movie next summer!