The Mortal Instruments Series

The Mortal Instruments is a series of books by Cassandra Clare. I was first introduced to it through the "Battle of the Books", a local reading competition. It is a piece of urban fantasy. The first book, City of Bones, introduces the main character, Clarissa Fray (Clary). Living in New York City with her mother, Clary is at a club when some strange events unfold. She sees three other teenagers covered in odd markings kill a fourth boy. When Clary's mother is kidnapped, she falls into a world she never knew existed. The three teenagers, she discovers, are Shadowhunters, special warriors whose job it is to rid the earth of demons, and protect the world from other dangerous magical creatures. As Clary tries to discover what happened to her mother, she is confronted by several questions. No one knows how she can suddenly see a world that is hidden from the eyes of normal humans. She also must face the fact that her mother hid the truth about her past. As she helps the Shadowhunters fight a man who was thought to be dead, Clary must also discover who she is while finding out that nothing is what it seems.

This series is so far comprised of five books, though it is not complete. Here are the titles:

City of Bones

City of Ashes

City of Glass

City of Fallen Angels

City of Lost Souls

I'd suggest it for people fourteen or older. I think it is a very interesting and engaging world. The main character isn't my favorite character, but all the key figures in the story have unique and interesting personalities.