Charlotte Mary Branwell (née Fairchild): 23-year-old Charlotte, wife of Henry Branwell, runs the entire Institute with a capable hand. Kind and loving, she does her best to care for the orphaned Shadowhunters who live under her roof whilst hiding her loneliness from the absent-minded husband she loves. It seems as if there is nothing Charlotte cannot manage — until Tessa's search for her missing brother begins to uncover a web of corruption and deceit in London's Downworld that threatens to tear London's Enclave of Shadowhunters apart. At the end of the series, Charlotte reverts to using her maiden name and has two sons (Charles and Matthew) who inherit their mother's maiden name. Will Herondale - Will is the seemingly carefree ward of the Institute who is intent on pushing others away.

As Tessa Gray is drawn deeper into the Shadow World, and goes on the quest of finding her brother, she falls in love with two Shadowhunters–but when it comes to choosing one, trouble begins to brew and suspense finds its way into her life. She will have to learn to hide her feelings if she hopes to survive. However, as her heart rages for love but her mind is bent on saving her brother, will she hide her vulnerable side? Which of the Shadowhunters will win her heart? Geddy would like to thank the good people of the following companies for their technical contributions and support: Fender Musical Instruments and the Fender Custom Shop, Tech 21, Orange Amplifiers, Moog Synthesizers, Tom Brantley, James Hogg, Rotosound Bass Strings, and Jim Burgess of Saved By Technology. I would also like to thank Nancy, Kyla, Julian, and Lauren, for their constant and complete support, love, and understanding – and it is my pleasure to introduce … The Wassermans Reading the Shadowhunter's Codex in her room—which Will lent to her—until she falls asleep, she is awakened by the beautiful sounds of a violin.Trying to discover the source of the music, she encounters Will's parabatai, Jem Carstairs, who was absent during dinner. The two converse briefly until an apparently inebriated Will arrives. Jem suddenly begins having a coughing fit, and a worried Will sends Tessa away. Tessa notices, however, that even though Will claimed he was drunk, there was no smell of alcohol around him. Thomas Tanner - a servant in the London Institute who has trained with the Shadowhunters and has feelings for Sophie. Anniversary Special Edition: A special edition by Walker Books, only available in the UK, was released in November 2019 to commemorate the book's 10-year anniversary since its first release (released early so that it was out before Chain of Gold), [4] similar to the one released for City of Bones. As its exclusive bonus content it includes new art by Kathleen Jennings, portraits of the characters revealing their birthstones drawn by Cassandra Jean, as well as a list of their birth dates.

The book is told from different points of view, namely: Tessa, Will, Charlotte, and briefly Magnus and Jem. The trilogy features William "Will" Herondale, James "Jem" Carstairs, Theresa "Tessa" Gray, and other Downworlders and Shadowhunters. It also features Magnus Bane, Camille Belcourt, and Woolsey Scott and other characters who appear in The Mortal Instruments series. Jem Carstairs - Will's parabatai, Jem is a ward of the Institute whose life depends on a drug that also slowly kills him. The next morning, it is decided that Tessa shall remain in the Institute for some more time. The Shadowhunters then discuss their next course of action. Charlotte and Henry decide to visit Axel Mortmain, Nate's former employer and a possible lead. He is also believed to have had connections with the Downworld and subsequently, the Pandemonium Club. Will and Jem are assigned the task to further inspect the Dark Sisters' house. Disinterested, Jessamine volunteers to take Tessa shopping as an excuse to remain excluded from the investigation process. Sophia "Sophie" Collins: Prior to working at the London Institute, Sophie was a parlor maid, working for the Atkins family in St. James Wood. She was very beautiful, therefore, she was offered the job. Sophie's employer's son attempted to seduce her, but she turned him away repeatedly. The son raged out at her, and took and knife and cut open her face, saying if he could not have her, then no one will ever want her again. Sophie went to her mistress but the boy claimed she tried to seduce him, and cut her to protect his virtue. She was thrown on the streets, and Charlotte Branwell then took in Sophie. Sophie was born with 'the Sight', therefore, she could see Charlotte when she was glamoured at the time. At the end of the series, Sophie undergoes Ascension to become a Shadowhunter and marries Gideon Lightwood, having two daughters (Barbara and Eugenia) and one son (Thomas) with him.

Alexei de Quincey - the powerful leader of the vampire clan in London who has been throwing parties to deliberately and publicly renounce the Nephilim Law and the terms of the Accords. Axel Mortmain - the wealthy and very influential mundane that employed Nate under suspicious circumstances. After Thomas and the others are buried, Tessa thanks Charlotte for her hospitality, but assumes that she is going to be asked to leave. Instead, Charlotte asks Tessa to stay, an offer that the latter accepts. Later, Jem calls for Tessa in his room, and he explains why he collapsed earlier, despite Will's protests that he not do so. When Jem was younger and living in China, a greater demon named Yanluo broke into their home and tortured Jem in front of his parents as an act of revenge against his mother, who had raided the demon's nest and killed its babies. Yanluo tortured him by constantly feeding him a demonic drug— yin fen—that caused him to hallucinate for days. By the time the Clave could step in and stop this abuse, but his parents had been killed and. His injuries were cured, however there was no remedy to his addiction. Jem admits that his body is now dependent on the drug and he has to take some of it every day, causing his skin, hair, and eyes to pale to a silver color, for without it, his body cannot function. He claims that he did not take any dose when he was out with Tessa, which was why he collapsed.He requested that she should not blame herself for his pain. He also tells Tessa that the drug is killing him, but when Tessa asks him why he does not simply give up his dangerous profession, he declares that "there are more things to life than not dying".

In an alley near Whitechapel, parabatai Will Herondale and Jem Carstairs are fending off demons, when the latter discovers a dead body of fourteen-year-old mundane Emma Bayliss. An investigation of the dagger found with her body and the symbol of a double ouroboros leads them to the Pandemonium Club. The Enclave gathers at the library to discuss the plan, while Tessa, Will and Jem spy on them. The three learn about Benedict's desire to control the Institute. Meanwhile, in the meeting, the Shadowhunters reluctantly agree to allow Tessa and Will to infiltrate de Quincey's party, while they will wait outside for a signal—another one of Henry's inventions.

The boxed Illumicrate edition includes a letter Tessa wrote during the events of the book as well as cog designed sprayed edges. [5] One evening, she is asked to turn into Emma Bayliss, a girl whose existence is supposedly threatening the sisters. Tessa relives Emma's last few moments alive. The sisters are satisfied and relieved. They inform Tessa that they have been preparing her for an arranged marriage to a mysterious individual known as "the Magister." They expect the marriage to take place that very same day or perhaps the next one. They then depart and Tessa attempts to flee. She wounds the servant Miranda, discovering, in the process that the maid is not a human. Tessa nearly escapes, when she is caught by the Sisters' coachman. Six weeks later, Tessa is held prisoner by the Dark Sisters, training her to " Change", or shapeshift—an ability which Tessa still cannot explain why she has. The sisters give her personal objects associated with the people they want her to Change into, and eventually, Tessa learns to control her power. The series takes place in London England in 1878, a short time after the peace treaties between Downworlders and Shadowhunters. As Shadowhunters consider themselves superior or purer than Downworlders or demons, they may have no qualms about killing either. Magnus Bane - the lover of Camille, Magnus would be a helper to Tessa and the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, particularly Will Herondale.While they are waiting anxiously for the others to return, Tessa and Nate have a word where he tells her of how the Magister called her "special" and compelled him to write her the letters that would bring her to London, ignoring his pleas. Since it was the same night when de Quincey is supposed to strike, most of the Shadowhunters leave to kill de Quincey in his hideaway in Chelsea. Mortmain, the mundane who informed the Shadowhunters of de Quincey, visits the Institute to tell Will and Jem about the Dark sister who is trying to help the Magister in resurrecting his army and also told them about her location. They rush off to kill her, leaving Nate, Jessamine, and Tessa alone with Sophie, Agatha, and Thomas in the Institute. Charlotte and Henry's investigation proves fruitful when Mortmain, who—strangely—knows a great deal about the Downworld, tells them that Nate had taken an interest in the Pandemonium Club, much like he himself had. He tells them that the head of the organization calls himself "the Magister", however he seems reluctant to disclose anything much. When Charlotte bluffs and threatens to unleash the wrath of the Clave by summoning them with Henry's invention, the " Summoner", Mortmain fearfully names the Magister as a vampire named de Quincey, who Charlotte recognizes as the head of a powerful London vampire clan, and who also happens to be an influential Downworlder and apparent ally of the Clave. Camille Belcourt - a beautiful old vampire and informant of the London Institute who has a score to settle with an old friend, the leader of her clan.

Magnus Bane is temporarily residing in Camille Belcourt's house. Camille has gone undercover for some time, until Alexei's clan did not stop hunting for her. Archer, Camille's subjugate, tells Magnus that he had a visitor. Magnus enters the parlour, only to be met with a distraught Will Herondale, who begs Magnus for his help, which the latter seemingly obliges to. Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called the Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own. Some time later, another vampire, Lady Camille Belcourt, calls on the Institute and informs the Shadowhunters and Tessa that de Quincey has been secretly throwing parties where he tortured and killed humans by drinking their blood for entertainment, which was a violation of the Accords. The Shadowhunters plan to expose him, but they instantly realize that they need to catch him in the act of breaking the law before making a move against him since de Quincey has been considered an ally of the Clave for so long. Camille admits that her motives for coming forward were revenge against de Quincey who killed her former lover and also to meet Tessa, who has become a famous personality in the Downworld. She also hints that Tessa's brother might be with de Quincey.

Cassandra Clare has confirmed that " The Infernal Devices has been optioned as a film project by the same people who optioned The Mortal Instruments along with the Walt Disney Pictures." [5] The Infernal Devices has been optioned for film by Constantin Film, the same studio that produced The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. On April 12, 2013, it was announced that Stephanie Sanditz was hired to pen the script for the film adaptation of the book. [6] An update from Cassandra Clare states that the series might be adapted into a TV series. [7] Trivia [ ] Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by and torn between two best friends: Jem, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world... and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.