Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare

Clare speaking at the 2013 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center,
Anaheim, California
Born Judith Rumelt
(1973-07-27) July 27, 1973
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Occupation Author
Nationality American
Genre Young adult fiction
Literary movement Contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy of manners
Notable works The Mortal Instruments series
Spouse Joshua Lewis
Website
cassandraclare.com

Judith Rumelt (born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Clare was born Judith Rumelt, to American parents, in Tehran, Iran. Her parents are Elizabeth and Richard Rumelt, who are a business school professor and author, respectively.[4] Her maternal grandfather was film producer Max Rosenberg.[5] Clare is Jewish, and has described her family as "not religious".[6][7]

As a child, Clare traveled frequently, spending time in Switzerland, England, and France. She returned to Los Angeles for high school, and from then on split her time between California and New York City, where she worked at various entertainment magazines and tabloids, including The Hollywood Reporter.[8]

While living in Los Angeles Clare began writing fan fiction using the name Cassandra Claire. The Draco Trilogy, based on Harry Potter and The Very Secret Diaries, based on The Lord of the Rings were popular.[9][10] However, she deleted her fan fiction from the Internet shortly before her first novel, The City of Bones, was published under the name Cassandra Clare.[1]

She is also friends with author Holly Black, and their books occasionally overlap, Clare mentioning characters from Black's novels and vice versa, such as Val and Luis from Black's Valiant.[11]

Clare is also credited by her publisher with creating the "City of Fallen Angels treatment" where a tangible "letter" from one character to another is attached to the back of physical copies of a book. The goal is to spur print book sales.[12]

She currently resides in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband, Joshua Lewis, and three cats.[1][13]

The Mortal Instruments series

In 2004, Clare started working on her first-published novel, City of Bones, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan. City of Bones was released by Simon & Schuster in 2007 and is a contemporary fantasy story revolving around characters Clary Fray, Jace Wayland, and Simon Lewis, which became a New York Times bestseller upon its release. City of Ashes and City of Glass completed the first trilogy. A subsequent second trilogy contained three more books: City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, and City of Heavenly Fire.

There is a prequel trilogy called The Infernal Devices, which is set in the same universe as The Mortal Instruments, but set in the Victorian era. This consisting of three books: Clockwork Angel, published on August 31, 2010, Clockwork Prince, published on December 6, 2011, and Clockwork Princess, published on March 19, 2013.[14]

A fourth trilogy set in this universe was announced in 2012, to be collectively known as The Dark Artifices. The new contemporary series will be set in Los Angeles, and follow female shadowhunter Emma Carstairs, who was introduced in City of Heavenly Fire.[15] The first book, Lady Midnight, was released in March 2016 and the second, Lord of Shadows will be released in April 2017.[16]

There are also two series of interconnected short stories set in this universe. The first is The Bane Chronicles, completed in 2014 and written with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson, and the second is the planned Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, written with Brennan and Johnson as well as Robin Wasserman.[17]

The first book in The Mortal Instruments was made into a film, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013), by Unique Features and Constantin Film.[18] First-time writer Jessica Postigo wrote the screenplay.[19][20] Lily Collins played Clary Fray and Jamie Campbell Bower played Jace Wayland.

After a disappointing box office performance, subsequent movies in the series were cancelled. A television adaptation of The Mortal Instruments began airing in January, 2016, and has been renewed for a second season.

Awards

City of Bones

City of Ashes

Bibliography

The Shadowhunter Chronicles

The Mortal Instruments

Mortal Instruments Companion Books

The Infernal Devices

The Dark Artifices

The Magisterium Series

This series is co-written with Holly Black.

Short fiction

Fan fiction (writing as Cassandra Claire)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alter, Alexandra (June 15, 2012). "The New Queen of Fantasy: Cassandra Clare's Breakout". The Wall Street Journal. p. D2.
  2. ↑ Dill, Margo L. (March 14, 2010). "Potter Phenomenon". The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. p. F-3.
  3. ↑ "Best Sellers : Children's Books". New York Times. 2007-04-22.
  4. ↑ "features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/08/29/cassandra-clare-richard-rumelt/".
  5. ↑ "pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/651906611.html?dids=651906611:651906611&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+17%2C+2004&author=Dennis+McLellan&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Obituaries%3B+Max+Rosenberg%2C+89%3B+Longtime+Producer+of+Classic+Horror+Films&pqatl=google". 2004-06-17.
  6. ↑ Clare, Cassandara (February 27, 2011). "The first chapter of City of Fallen Angels (and POV)".
  7. ↑ "Kids' Q&A Cassandra Clare".
  8. ↑ "Author's bio at Sony.com".
  9. 1 2 "The Times article on The Draco Trilogy".
  10. 1 2 "Author's Bio at LookingGlassReview.com".
  11. ↑ "www.cassandraclare.com/cms/faqs#valiant".
  12. ↑ Kaplan, David A. (August 29, 2012). "A most unusual father-daughter professional pairing". CNN Money.
  13. ↑ "www.cbcbooks.org/sub-news.php?id=847".
  14. ↑ "What are the publication dates of Clockwork Princess and City of Heavenly Fire?".
  15. ↑ Italie, Hillel (14 May 2012). "Cassandra Clare To Write 'The Dark Artifices,' A Fantasy Series Set In Los Angeles". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 Clare, Cassandra (17 Jan 2016). "March 2016: Lady Midnight (Dark Artifices 1) September 2016 = The Bronze Key April 2017: Lord of Shadows".
  17. ↑ Brissey, Breia (14 October 2014). "Cassandra Clare and co. to launch Shadowhunter e-series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Cassandra Clare's Blog 23 August 2009".
  19. ↑ "The Mortal Instruments IMDB page".
  20. ↑ Clare, Cassandra (4 October 2010). "movie news". Cassandra Clare's Blog. LiveJournal. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  21. 1 2 "2010 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Winner Announced". Georgia Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  22. ↑ "The 2008 Teens' Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  23. ↑ "Illinois' High School Readers' Choice Award". Illinois School Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  24. ↑ "Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award". Pacific Northwest Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  25. ↑ "Texas TAYSHAS title 2010" (PDF). Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  26. ↑ "Evergreen Young Adult Book Award". King County Library System. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  27. ↑ "Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award" (PDF). Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book World. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  28. ↑ "NCSLMA YA Book Award". North Carolina School Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  29. ↑ "Grand Canyon Reader Award". Grand Canyon Reader Award. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  30. ↑ "Iowa High School Book Award Nominee". Iowa Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  31. ↑ "North Carolina YA Booklist". NCSLMA. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  32. ↑ "NH Teen Reader's Choice Awards". New Hampshire Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  33. ↑ "Nevada Young Reader's Award". Nevada Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  34. ↑ "Teen Buckeye Book Award". Buckeye Children's Book Award. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  35. ↑ "Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave List". Oregon Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  36. ↑ "SCASL Young Adult Book Awards". South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  37. ↑ "Coventry Inspiration Book Awards". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  38. ↑ "2009 ALA Teens Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  39. ↑ Friesner, Esther (2004). Turn the Other Chick. Baen Books. ISBN 0743488571.
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