About the Author: Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare. The author of The Mortal Instruments series. She was born July 27, 1973 in Teheran, Iran to American parents. Cassandra's real name is Judith Rumelt. Throughout her childhood she traveled around many places including Switzerland, England, and France. Her parents were a business school professor, and author. After college, she lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked for many magazines and tabloids and then in 2004, began working on The Mortal Instruments series, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan.

Cassandra doesn't enjoy working alone at home because "she always gets distracted by reality TV and the antics of her two cats" so usually she works at restaurants and coffee shops nearby.

The sixth book of The Mortal Instruments is coming out May 27, 2014 called City of Heavenly Fire. Her books have more than 30 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages.