Cordelia, meanwhile, investigates the Blackthorns' greenhouse and meets another demon. Lucie speaks to Jesse there, who tells her his mother is involved in black magic to try to bring him back to life. He is instead led by a light to Tatiana Blackthorn's house, where Lucie and Cordelia attempt to snoop around. The young Shadowhunters are attacked by demons in daylight - an unusual occurrence - leaving several of their peers wounded with no known antidote for the unusual poison.Ĭhapters 5 - 8, James travels to the shadow realm on purpose to investigate whether the demons attacking him and his friend come from there. Lucie, meanwhile, meets Jesse Blackthorn, the ghost of Grace's brother, who tells her he senses evil in London. Grace's mother Tatiana seems to be hiding something, though as yet no one knows what. Cordelia is in love with James, but soon after her arrival in London, James' beloved, Grace Blackthorn, appears in London as well. James experiences traumatic trips into what he calls the shadow realm, a place of darkness and chaos, but he does not yet know what it is. Cordelia Carstairs arrives in London with her family after her father is disgraced, eager to make friends and meet everyone. This guide divides the book into six sections, with four concrete chapters each, with the interludes not considered as full chapters.Ĭhapters 1 - 4 introduce the book's central friend group consisting of James Herondale, Matthew Fairchild, Thomas Lightwood, Christopher Lightwood, and Lucie Herondale. McElderry Books, 2020.Ĭassandra Clare's Chain of Gold is divided into 24 chapters, with brief 'interlude' chapters which are flashbacks into the pasts of her various characters.

The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Clare, Cassandra.

Chain of gold