The two of them are attacked by an automaton, which Jessie destroys. The next day, Jessie decides to take Tessa to shop for clothes and reveals during their stroll through Hyde Park that she despised being a shadowhunter and wished to be a proper lady. However, it is unclear what exactly, other than the fact that she is capable of shapeshifting into anyone by holding any of their personal belongings. After being examined by the Silent Brother Enoch, Charlotte tells Tessa that she is a Downworlder. Henry and Will take Tessa along with them to the London Institute, run by Henry's wife, Charlotte, and housing two other Shadowhunters: Jem Carstairs and Jessie Lovelace, as well as three mundane innkeepers: Sophie Collins, Thomas Tanner, and Agatha, who she is introduced to. Six weeks later, Tessa is rescued by a pair of Shadowhunters-the older one named Henry Branwell and the younger named Will Herondale - who decapitate Mrs. They intend to make her presentable to marry their lord, known only as the Magister. Dark, who force her to learn her previously unknown ability to shapeshift at the threat of Nate's safety. However, she is kidnapped by a pair of warlocks, Mrs. In 1878, Tessa Gray arrives from New York City to Southampton on the invitation of her brother, Nate, who has been working in London for the past few years, following the death of their aunt and foster mother, Harriet.

The book also contains many quotes referring to famous pieces of Victorian literature, for example, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, and the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Alfred Tennyson. The book became a best-seller in the New York Times list, debuting number 1 on the children's bestselling list. The rest of the book is based around her discovering the Shadow world and making a life with the new people she encounters. Dark) who work under the name of 'The Dark Sisters', until her eventual saving by a group of people who are referred to as Shadowhunters.

On arrival, she is kidnapped and abused by two cruel sisters (Mrs. After the death of her aunt, Tessa Gray is sent a ticket to travel to London by her brother Nathaniel. Clockwork Angel is the first installment of The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare