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by Cassandra Clare · 2012

Book 5 of The Mortal Instruments

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Fantasy

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Young Adult

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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Young adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are young adult fantasy books about magic.
- Young adult
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- young adult
  City of Lost Souls: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Shadow and Bone: "young adult" (WD intended public)
- fantasy
  City of Lost Souls: "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- magic
  City of Lost Souls: "Magic" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Shadow and Bone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for City of Lost Souls; Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow and Bone.
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy · Young adult

about 370 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  City of Lost Souls: "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- magic
  City of Lost Souls: "Magic" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for City of Lost Souls; Open Library and Wikidata for Skulduggery Pleasant.
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Marked
P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast · 2007 · Young adult

about 320 pages

Why: Both are young adult fantasy books about vampires.
- Young adult
- Fantasy
- Vampires
What both books share
- young adult
  City of Lost Souls: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Marked: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
- fantasy
  City of Lost Souls: "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Marked: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- vampires
  City of Lost Souls: "Vampires" (OL subject); "Vampires -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Marked: "Vampires" (OL subject); "Vampires, fiction" (OL subject); "Vampires -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for City of Lost Souls; Open Library and Wikidata for Marked.
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Book	Fantasy	Magic	Young adult	Vampires
Shadow and Bone	shared	shared	shared	not shared
Skulduggery Pleasant	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
Marked	shared	not shared	shared	shared
Bloodlines	shared	not shared	shared	shared
The Red Pyramid	shared	shared	shared	not shared
A Great and Terrible Beauty	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
A Wizard of Earthsea	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
Vampire Academy	not shared	shared	shared	shared
The Name of the Wind	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
The Night Circus	shared	shared	not shared	not shared

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About Cassandra Clare

Born: Born in Tehran, Iran, in 1973. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026. The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.Born in 1973; Wikidata lists United States as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work: Her first novel was City of Bones. Source: cassandraclare.com, checked November 6, 2026. City of Bones was her first novel.
Other work: After college she worked as a journalist and part-time in a children's bookstore. Source: cassandraclare.com, checked November 6, 2026. I worked as a journalist and I also worked part-time in a children's bookstore

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