The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 9

The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel #9

by Cassandra Clare, Cassandra Jean (Artist)

Jace has been missing, and Simon is unable to enter his home due to his vampiric turn. When Clary discovers Jace in an unexpected place, she’s shocked to discover that magic is controlling him...

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Manga, Supernatural, Comics

216 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2025

About the author

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Tehran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old.

Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called “The Beautiful Cassandra” based on a Jane Austen short story of the same name (and which later inspired her current pen name).

After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.
Cassie’s first professional writing sale was a short story called “The Girl’s Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord” in a Baen anthology of humor fantasy. Cassie hates working at home alone because she always gets distracted by reality TV shows and the antics of her cats, so she usually sets out to write in local coffee shops and restaurants. She likes to work in the company of her friends, who see that she sticks to her deadlines.

City of Bones was her first novel. Sword Catcher is her most recent novel.

Reviews

[Lucie · Rating 4 out of 5]

No Jace and Clary's date in Venice? Criminal.

[s. 🗡️]

SIZZY ….. save me SIZZY

[Ash Quintana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Malec please don't fight you will scare the baby (me)

[Brogan Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️4.5

Every time I read a volume of this I crave a reread of the series!!

[Lecturas Mundanas By Luis Vargas · Rating 5 out of 5]

No hay mucho que decir, estas novelas gráficas siempre serán un 5 estrellas.

Me ayuda mucho a recordar ciertas cosas y a demás darle cara a ciertos personajes.

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man, City of Lost Souls, the first half of which this volume covers, is just so stressful and so sad. Yes, there are lighthearted and sweet moments, but the tension and distance (of all sorts) between so many of the characters is just rough, and I cried while reading this. Of course.

Despite how painful this part of the story is, however, I still love it. I love the TMI gang, and Cassandra Jean’s artwork is as fabulous as ever. Even though I know I’m just going to bawl some more, I can’t wait for Vol. 10. ♥️

CW: violence, gore, parental abandonment, mind control/possession (in a manner of speaking?), discussion of a parent’s infidelity, discussion of past murders, grief

[Az · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was pretty good! I still hate the whole sibling plotline with Jace/Clary/Sebastian so naturally you can imagine how I feel about it in this volume but I do appreciate the other characters' storylines like Alec/Magnus, Simon/Raphael, Maia/Jordan, etc. Also the art in this volume is absolutely adorable I love each character's cover page they're so cute with all the stars and peace signs and all :') ❤️ The Azazel thing was hilarious as well, just overall a pretty entertaining volume!

[Katie Kaste · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clary is ready to get Jace back, no matter what. Alec wants to get a secret from Camille. Isabel and Simon are getting closer. Brother Jerimah is called on to help separate Jace from Johnathan. This was a middle book, where many pieces are being moved into place for the upcoming battle, but the action was important. I am enjoying revisiting the Mortal Instruments through the graphic novels. Getting ready for the final series in the Shadowhunters world.

[Kiara · Rating 4 out of 5]

well azazel wants nothing to do with them since Simon has the mark of Cain and what are they going to do to help Jace if they can't hurt jonathan if they are bound to one another , I love the graphic novels cause it's a refresher course on the books and having these with the original books is amazing .

[Gaby SA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vol.9 de la Saga "Mortal Instruments"
Género: Fantasía juvenil
Narración: Múltiple POV/ Novela gŕafica

Me encanta regresar a este mundo. Es un lugar seguro. No soy la fan número 1 de la ilustración pero tampoco me desagrada. Este tomo equivale a la primera parte de City of lost souls y claro que continuaré.

[Tris Lutteur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Como siempre, el arte de estas novelas me encanta, volver a leer la historia de esta forma me parece maravilloso. Hay cambios muy radicales desde la primera novela gráfica en el diseño pero se siente muy ligera y corta, incluso.

[Carolina Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amo las ilustraciones de Cassandra Jean que me ayudan a recordar las escenas y a tener mejor claridad de ellas
Jace en estos dos libros que gordo me cae 😂 lo amo pero me parece insoportable, prefiero a Clary en estos libros y ya es mucho que decir.
Estoy esperando los volúmenes que me hacen falta

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

ch 1 - ch 13 (pg 305)

[Maddie B · Rating 3 out of 5]

City of Lost Souls which is not my favorite but overall still really good

[Morgan Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

[Jimena Gómez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Necesito el siguiente tomoo están pasando muchas cosas

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was never a Graphic novel fan until these ones started coming out, now I am enjoying them as much as I enjoy any of the other novels in the Shadowhunters/Mortal Instruments Universe.

[Rachel Christoffersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As with everything TMI, this deserves nothing less than 5 stars. This world means so much to me!❤️

[Kostia D · Rating 5 out of 5]

So hyped! Can’t wait for volume 10

[Cat]

Loved the Simon & Isabelle scenes!

[Jose Marquez Castillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

5🌟
Me encanta poder volver al mundo de Shadowhunters cada vez que salen las novelas gráficas.

[Justyna · Rating 4 out of 5]

one day I will reach my breaking point, throw away my mountain of a tbr and just reread all shadowhunters books 😭❤️

[Denise Figueroa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished reading this book on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:11 p.m. My last reading session was 54 minutes.

[Azul · Rating 5 out of 5]

El inicio de uno de los mejores libros de la saga. Me trajo tantos recuerdos...

[Alex(Books-In-A-Storm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful. I need to see the rest.