Valentine Morgenstern. Deadbeat alcoholic father. Jocelyn Fairchild. Mother who turns a blind eye. Jonathan Morgenstern. Protective older brother. Clarissa Fairchild. Fiesty younger sister. ... Struggling to cope with the loss of his parents as a child, Jace Herondale turned to the streets to stay alive. He's been under their spell so long he doesn't know any other way. ... When her parent's tumultuous relationship goes from bad to worse, Clary's caught in the crossfire of an inter-gang war. On one side, her father Valentine, unwilling to lose his protege. On the other side, her mother and her 'uncle' Luke. One things for sure... When two flames collide on the battlefield, life as they know it will never be the same.