Clockwork Angel question

No, you don't, but since Infernal Devices is better than TMI I would read TMI first. Don't get me wrong TMI is good, but I think Cassandra matured as an author once she wrote the ID and it shows.
However, I see that you already started Clockwork Angel, so I guess it's too late. Even if you stop now and start reading TMI you will find it lacking.

I don't really see why you have to. Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices are two different series. A couple of characters appear in both, but you don't have to read MI to understand ID. That being said, I think you would enjoy it if you did read it.

it helps if you read tmi first

i think it is better to read infernal devices first because it is like a prequel series to TMI

Absolutely not.... though the two overlap and are linked the two series are totally seperate. when I started reading Clockwork Angel I had no idea it was in any way tied into the Mortal Instruments. It was this book that turned me on to the Mortal Instruments. I did read the books in order but jumped between the two series.... if you are good at keeping your books straight, go for broke and break up the minotiny. :)

I read Clockwork Angel first. Truthfully, I think that's the reason why I gave City of bones such a low rating. The characters for me were too much like each other in each book and I saw too much of Will in Jace. If I had read City of Bones first, I would have saw too much of Jave in Will.

I heard you're actually supposed to read these books in order of the release date, but it's ultimately up to you. Personally because this book takes place in the past, I enjoyed reading it first because it was kind of cool for me to read the future in City of Bones and things made so much sense to me.

No. iread Clockwork Angel before TMI and it was fine.

Can I read city of glass before I read city of bones??

I don't think you have to at all. Some people say the writing is better but honestly I could not find that much of a marginal difference. Some people say the world is less introduced but definitely not enough so that you don't understand what's going on. Finally, The Infernal Devices should definitely be read before about the 4th or 5th book in TMI so it would be ,much easier to start with TID/

No, you don't.
But I would had loved to read Infernal Devices first. I loved having this feeling of "reading the future".

However, it depends on the person. :)

They are so connected the it really doesn't matter.

no you can read it any way i read ID first

No... they are both different have different story lines as they are separate series. However I preferred reading the infernal devices after as the series is mainly about the ancestors of the characters in the Mortal Instruments. Reading it after made me see how the shadowhunter world and families evolved over time. But overall, I think it is fine if you read it before too, it will still make sense.:)

No...ONE does not have to read the mortal instruments before reading the infernal devises.......... ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE???????????

No but you would probably understand it better.

It makes the reading more comprehensive and you can understand most of the references made in TMI about TID's important events and emotional links in between. I read TID after the first half of TMI and it really helps I'd say!

Nope, but I read Mortal Instruments first. Then Infernal Devices. Then Bane Chron. And then Shadowhunter Academy.
Planning to wait for the new one with Emma because the third book wont be out until 2018

I think you should read the mortal instruments at least once in your life but it doesn't matter what order they go in.

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YOU FIND OUT WHAT TESSA IS you have to read it

well i looked up the order and it said read the first three books in TMI and then read TID and finally finish TMI. That's how i read it

yo lei en este orden:
-ciudad de hueso
-ciudad de ceniza
-ciudad de cristal
-ciudad de los angeles caidos
-diudad de las almas perdidas
-ciudad del fuego celestial
hasta ahi es una saga despues lei la trilogia de cazadores se sonbras.
-angel mecanico
-principe mecanico
-princesa mecanica
pero ahora Cassandra esta sacando mas libros y saco los libros de renaciomiento, que su primer libro de este lo estoy leyendo.
-renacimiento (1)..............leyendo

I read TID first, then TMI. I made more sense to me that way. But I think it'd be more helpful to read TMI first, the introduction to Shadow World would be more smooth.

No, but I think that TMI explains the shadow hunting world more clearly

Yes, definitely!....You should read City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass and then go to Clockwork Angel, and then City of Fallen Angel. Read the book according to the release dates....:)

Mhm. Release date(:
Cause it's a bit of a zig-zag thing.
You won't clearly understand some parts of COFA without reading CA.

No you don't have to. I read CA before the Mortal Instruments :)

No you dont have to read them BUT I think they're really good and they're also kind of linked in a way with the ID...

I don't think you necessarily have to read TMI instruments beforehand, and Cassandra Clare has said the same. Yes, they're all connected and it's fun to try to connect all the dots, but I think it stands very well on its own, too. It's definitely possible to read Clockwork Angel and then start on the others, as long as you know you'll have to backtrack a bit once the other two ID books are released.

No. I read the Clockwork Angel first and found it a fun read. So I read Mortal Instruments after.
This books are a fun read not a complex, OMG what happened in chapter 23 book 1 type of read :)

I think you should read it is linked to the mortal instruments. You will find out that Will is Related to Jace.

Read them in publication order!!! You don't have to read Infernal Devices, but it really does help!

~City of Bones (TMI)
~City of Ashes (TMI)
~City of Glass (TMI)
~Clockwork Angel (ID)
~City of Fallen Angels (TMI)

I read City of Bones first, then decided to read 'Clockwork Angel' before I finished of TMI.

I'm glad I read City of Bones, as she takes for granted you know a lot of the world in Clockwork Angel. But I don't think it's absolutely necessary, you'll still understand it completely.

I read Clockwork Angel first... I had that, and CoB, but I chose the bigger one (CA) to read first. I don't think you HAVE to read the Mortal Instruments first, but it is definitely cool how they are intertwined. Especially with Magnus. <33

No i still havent read the city of bones but i have read the clockwork angel

I read CA first. I think it's fine to read them outta order.

You dont HAVE to, but I think you will definitely get a better understanding of the characters (because some of the characters in TID are parallel to those in TMI), and the general story. Basically, it would give you a good context to go off of :)

You dont have to but because they are related it seems to make more sence or flow better. You will fine.

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Get to it then! lol the first movie comes out next year and I'm so excited! =)

I don't think so, but i did, and it helps a bit :)

No..but I would highly recommend it because for me, the whole story was much easier to understand.