Cassandra Clare
Judith Lewis (née Rumelt; born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series ""The Mortal Instruments"." Personal life. Clare was born Judith Rumelt to American parents in Tehran, Iran. She is the daughter of Richard Rumelt, a business school professor and author. Her maternal grandfather was film producer Max Rosenberg. Clare is Jewish, and has described her family as "not religious". As a child, Clare traveled frequently, spending time in Switzerland, England, and France. She returned to Los Angeles for high  school, and from then on split her time between California and New York City, where she worked at various entertainment magazines and tabloids, including "The Hollywood Reporter". While living in Los Angeles, Clare began writing fan fiction using the name Cassandra Claire. "The Draco Trilogy", based on "Harry Potter", and "The Very Secret Diaries", based on "The Lord of the Rings", were popular. However, she deleted her fan fiction from the Internet shortly before her first novel, "The City of Bones", was published under the name Cassandra Clare. She is also friends with author Holly Black, and their books occasionally  overlap, Clare mentioning characters from Black's novels and vice versa, such as Val and Luis from Black's "Valiant". Clare is also credited by her publisher with creating the ""City of Fallen Angels" treatment" where a tangible "letter" from one character to another is attached to the back of physical copies of a book. The goal is to spur print book sales. In 2016, The Guardian reported that Clare was being sued by Sherrilyn Kenyon for 'wilfully copying' her novels. Kenyon's suit was amended to drop the copyright claims and the remaining dispute over branding and cover designs  was settled for an undisclosed amount. , Clare resides in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband, Joshua Lewis, and three cats. Section::::"The Mortal Instruments" series. In 2004, Clare started working on her first-published novel, "City of Bones", inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan. "City of Bones" was released by Simon & Schuster in 2007 and is a contemporary fantasy story revolving around characters Clary Fray, Jace Wayland, and Simon Lewis, which became a "The New York Times" bestseller upon its release. "City of Ashes" and "City of Glass" completed the first trilogy. A subsequent second trilogy contained three more books: "City  of Fallen Angels", "City of Lost Souls", and "City of Heavenly Fire". There is a prequel trilogy called "The Infernal Devices", which is set in the same universe as "The Mortal Instruments", but set in the Victorian era. This consisting of three books: "Clockwork Angel", published on August 31, 2010, "Clockwork Prince", published on December 6, 2011, and "Clockwork Princess", published on March 19, 2013. A fourth trilogy set in this universe was announced in 2012, to be collectively known as "The Dark Artifices". The new contemporary series is set in Los Angeles, and follow female shadowhunter Emma Carstairs, who  was introduced in "City of Heavenly Fire". The first book, "Lady Midnight", was released in March 2016; the second, "Lord of Shadows" was released in April 2017; the third, "Queen of Air and Darkness" was released on December 4, 2018. There are also two series of interconnected short stories set in this universe. The first is The Bane Chronicles, completed in 2014 and written with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson, and the second is the planned "Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy", written with Brennan and Johnson as well as Robin Wasserman. The first book in "The Mortal Instruments" was  made into a film, "" (2013), by Unique Features and Constantin Film. First-time writer Jessica Postigo wrote the screenplay. Lily Collins played Clary Fray and Jamie Campbell Bower played Jace Wayland. After a disappointing box office performance, subsequent movies in the series were cancelled. A television adaptation of "The Mortal Instruments" called "" began airing in January 2016. It was canceled after the third season. Bibliography. Section::::"The Shadowhunter Chronicles". Section::::"Mortal Instruments" Graphic Novels. Art by Cassandra Jean. Section::::"Infernal Devices" Graphic Novels. Art by HyeKyung Baek. Section::::"The Eldest Curses". This series is co-written with Wesley Chu. Section::::"The Magisterium" series. This series  is written with Holly Black.