Books like the infernal devices

The Infernal Devicesis a trilogy by author Cassandra Clare, centering on a race called the Shadowhunters introduced in herThe Mortal Instrumentsseries. The trilogy is a prequel series toTheMortal Instrumentsseries, and contains some of the character's ancestors. Clare has insisted that the two series can be read in either order butThe Mortal Instrumentshas references to characters and events inThe Infernal Devices.

The series follows Tessa Gray, an orphaned teenage girl who discovers she has the power to shape-shift, but doesn't bear a mark that shows she is a warlock. She is forced to learn how to control this newly established power and navigate the new world she was forcefully introduced into. The series follows Tessa's life as she lives in the London Institute with the Shadowhunters.