Lily Collins to Star in Film Adaptation of City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Collider is reporting that Lily Collins (The Blind Side, 90210) will star in the film adaptation of City of Bones, the first book in "The Mortal Instruments" series of young adult thrillers by Cassandra Clare.

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque demon.

But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know ...

The other published books in the series are City of Ashes and City of Glass; the next book, Who Will Be Tempted by Darkness?, will be published in April 2011. A series of graphic novels based on the books are also reportedly in development.

Read the first chapter(s) of City of Bones below.