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  • The Last Hours, Book 3
  • Written by: Cassandra Clare
  • Narrated by: Finty Williams
  • Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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Chain of Thorns

Written by: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Finty Williams
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Publisher's Summary

James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel.

All first edition hardcovers will include full-color reverse jacket art, ten black-and-white interior illustrations, and a bonus short story!

Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter.

After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial.

Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help—ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone.

For time is short, and Belial’s plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls.

©2023 Cassandra Clare (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Fantastic

Loved all three of these books. I would hishly recommend to anyone wanting an escape from our crazy world to join this crazy world! Loved the characters and story lines. Narration was perfect!

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Beautiful ending to the story

Loved this book! I will agree with a couple people that some scenes could have been shortened as it sometimes seemed to go on a bit longer than it needed to. It could also have been two books because to me there were two climaxes!
Loved it either way and the narrator was amazing as always!

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  • 2023-03-03

Not her best.

The story is okay, a lot could've been edited out. The narrator is excellent, she made the audiobook worth it.

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Narration outstanding, story ok

Finty Williams, once again, does an outstanding job narrating, but the story suffers from too many secondary romances and side plots and not enough focus on the core story. I found myself struggling to finish and when I finally did finish, it was just okay. The first two books were much better and more cohesive in their storytelling.

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phenomenal

Absolutely amazing. I'm sad that it's over. I loved everything about this series. Highly recommended

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Amazing performance

Cassandra Clare is an amazing writer, this whole shadow hunter world is so well thought out, written and performed it amazes me. I love this series. And Finty Williams did a fantastic job reading the books as well. I highly recommend giving this series a listen. 5/5

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Amazing

Cassandra Clare is an amazing writer, definitely recommend this book. The whole chronicles are something else. 5 stars for everything including the narrator.

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Two thumbs wayyyyy up

As always fantastic story gripping in moments sadness, Happiness all around great book and series! Love this author!!!

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Simply Amazing!!!

The wait was long for this 3rd and final book but I must say it was so worth it. I'm sad to see this series wrap up and truly hoping a 4th will be written. Just an excellent series.

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Loved!

Loved this book! I think the second was better than this one but still a great story - narrator was pretty good overall. Very pleased with the book!

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