Tessa Gray thought her journey to London would be the beginning of a new life, but she never could have envisioned the dark turn that life would take... Abducted upon arrival, Tessa is introduced to London's Downworld, the sordid supernatural underbelly of the city, and informed that her future will be recast to service a man known as "The Magister". Only the intervention of the London Institute's Shadowhunters delivers the girl from this fate, but sinister forces are still gathering around Tessa. Even so, Tessa's attraction to two of the young Shadowhunters who have taken her under their wings may prove more dangerous by far...
In this dazzling manga of The Infernal Devices, readers will rediscover the Shadowhunter history of London 1878 in this all-new adaption with intricate illustrations capturing the details of a world beyond shadows. – Abooktopia
Fans of Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles will cherish this exquisite adaption of The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel, in manga form. I am so ecstatic that this series has been adapted this way, as I personally cannot stand the ‘hideous’ comic adaptions of books I love, as they tend to ruin my views on the characters; a tad bit. But a manga adaption? I am all up for that for I am in love with the gorgeous artwork and I’m not even a manga reader myself.
The Infernal Devices is a steampunk fantasy, which takes place in London, 1878. The manga stuck true to the original books and even included phrases from them, making it a perfect adaption that follows the series accurately. The funny scenes and lines still cracked me up and I adored seeing how the manga displayed each characters emotion dramatically. I was overjoyed with the illustration in this book and the way my favourite characters were presented. However there was one character that looked out of place unfortunately, Henry. It seems as if his character was drawn for comic relief with his childish face with lack of detail. I honestly don’t know how I feel about the way he was drawn but I can kind of, sort of, understand why his particular character was drawn in such a unique way as throughout the book series, Henry Branwell’s character was underestimated by the Clave and many who did not know him thought of him as a fool when in reality he was a genius at work creating new technology that would change the shadow world forever and help aid the shadowhunter’s in their tracking of demons for generations to come. Henry’s character can come off as a little childlike in the midst of him getting excited about his new ideas for inventions, but how could one not get all giddy at the thought of the possibilities? Especially when his inventions prove to be of value to the Clave.
Overall, Hyekyung captured the characters quite perfectly and they were how I imagined each of the characters to appear which was fantastic to see. Hyekyung did a good job at carefully selecting what scenes needed to be included, as I know that not every scene could have been included in this adaption. This manga is the perfect refresher for The Infernal Devices series if you want a quick recap and read of the series and cannot recommend purchasing a copy enough, for the images are striking to gawk at. However, I do recommend reading Clockwork Angel first by Cassandra Clare as it provides one with a lot more background information that is skipped out on in this manga adaption.
The Infernal Devices is a steampunk fantasy, which takes place in London, 1878. The manga stuck true to the original books and even included phrases from them, making it a perfect adaption that follows the series accurately. The funny scenes and lines still cracked me up and I adored seeing how the manga displayed each characters emotion dramatically. I was overjoyed with the illustration in this book and the way my favourite characters were presented. However there was one character that looked out of place unfortunately, Henry. It seems as if his character was drawn for comic relief with his childish face with lack of detail. I honestly don’t know how I feel about the way he was drawn but I can kind of, sort of, understand why his particular character was drawn in such a unique way as throughout the book series, Henry Branwell’s character was underestimated by the Clave and many who did not know him thought of him as a fool when in reality he was a genius at work creating new technology that would change the shadow world forever and help aid the shadowhunter’s in their tracking of demons for generations to come. Henry’s character can come off as a little childlike in the midst of him getting excited about his new ideas for inventions, but how could one not get all giddy at the thought of the possibilities? Especially when his inventions prove to be of value to the Clave.
Overall, Hyekyung captured the characters quite perfectly and they were how I imagined each of the characters to appear which was fantastic to see. Hyekyung did a good job at carefully selecting what scenes needed to be included, as I know that not every scene could have been included in this adaption. This manga is the perfect refresher for The Infernal Devices series if you want a quick recap and read of the series and cannot recommend purchasing a copy enough, for the images are striking to gawk at. However, I do recommend reading Clockwork Angel first by Cassandra Clare as it provides one with a lot more background information that is skipped out on in this manga adaption.
***I received a copy of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review***
Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Cassandra lives with her fiance and their two cats in Massachusetts.
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare:
BOOK 1: Clockwork Angel
BOOK 2: Clockwork Prince
BOOK 3: Clockwork Princess
BOOK 1: Clockwork Angel
BOOK 2: Clockwork Prince
BOOK 3: Clockwork Princess
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