She now spells her name cassandra clare, without an i. Ive never read draco dormiens, but i heard that beyond using quotes and passages from other texts, her characters in draco dormiens were basically copied and pasted into her mortal instruments series and that the plotline was kind of similar too. Seventeen the mortal instruments series is a story world that i love to live in. It used many of the same tropes found in mortal instruments, and deviated wildly from harry potter. Apparently jace was basically draco, clary was ginny, valentine was voldemort, and many other things besides the characters were similar.
The draco trilogy was an epic harry potter fanfic series written by the big name fan cassandra claire, now a published author of the mortal instruments series under the name of cassandra clare. The draco trilogy is a draco centric epic written and posted in installments by cassandra claire over a period of six years. The draco trilogy is a dracocentric epic written and posted in instalments by cassandra clare over a period of six years, consisting three novellength stories. The title mortal instruments was first used for a ron and ginnyfocused harry potter fanfic in 2004, and the mortal instruments. Mortal instruments trilogy cassandra clare city of bones city of ashes city of glass for those that have already read this series. Draco dormiens part one of the draco trilogy disclaimer. I think the last one city of glass, was my favourite. Her parents are elizabeth and richard rumelt, who are a business school professor and author, respectively. In 2007, the author, under the name cassandra clare, became published with her mortal instruments series, at which point she deleted the draco trilogy from fictionalley. Aug 23, 20 the title mortal instruments was first used for a ron and ginnyfocused harry potter fanfic in 2004, and the mortal instruments. The wank initially started in april 2003, when cassandra claire posted twice on her livejournal about her plans to write a ronginny fic for a friend. The draco trilogy was an epic harry potter fan fic series written by the big name fan cassandra claire. At the time, clare was famous for her draco trilogy novellength fanfiction titled draco dormiens, draco sinister and draco veritas, i was but a young child of 11.
A subsequent second trilogy contained three more books. It used many of the same tropes found in mortal instruments, and deviated wildly from harry potter canon because it was begun before the fifth book was released. The frightening thing about the mortal instruments series is that its plot is nowhere near as interesting as the plot of her original fanfiction trilogy, and it has nothing to do with the fact that the characters in the draco trilogy were familiar faces. Clockwork angel, the first in the infernal devices trilogy, was published on august 31, 2010. City of ashes and city of glass completed the first trilogy. Apr 24, 2020 judith rumelt, more commonly known as cassandra clare, is the author of draco dormiens, the first novel of the trilogy, was posted serially to fanfiction. I respect cassandra for that, because i miss trilogy so much. The same basic problems with the mortal instruments are in the draco trilogy.
Mortal instruments was the catalyst for a reoccurring incest wank in the harry potter fandom, starting well before the story was even posted. She is the coauthor of the bane chronicles with sarah rees brennan and maureen johnson. Clare has also cross referenced the characters of her fellow author friend holly blacks novels. Jace wayland so, after the plagiarism issue, where to go. The draco trilogy is a draco centric epic written and posted in installments by cassandra claire over a period of six years the series was very influential in the early days of harry potter fandom, but became controversial when it was found that parts of it were plagiarized. She actually took down her fanfiction after she started publishing her novels. Clary fray clary fray is not anywhere near the blot on the name of print that bella swan is. Between 20002006ish she wrote harry potter fanfiction which culminated into three book sized packages entitled the draco trilogy this explains why so many people claim she plagiarised harry potter in the mortal instruments i disagree the draco trilogy as the name suggests is centred around draco malfoy and the premise is that. The mortal instruments is actually fanfiction plagiarism. Entertainment weekly a smart, funny, romantic read. However, she deleted her fan fiction from the internet shortly before her first novel, the city of bones, was published under the name cassandra clare. I just reread draco dormiens, the first novel in cassandra claires draco trilogy. Cassie is one of those writers who started out with fanfiction or fandom and moved on to original fiction.
They include simon, named after simon brandford in the draco trilogy and likely include clarys mother, jocelyn, who was likely named after her friend jocylen who supported her publicly during the msscribe and plagiarism debacle. When an accident in potions class turns harry into draco and draco into harry, each is trapped. Not that plagiarizing in her fanfiction proves she plagiarized in her novels, but with her history its easy to lean toward well, maybe theres something to the claim. I am talking about draco trilogy, and for years, i idolized the josswhedonquoting, slashloving and hp fanfiction legend, cassandra clare. Impishidea discussion cassandra claireclare, mortal. The fact that so many characters are expys from her bestknown work, not to mention the copypaste of scenes from the same into the mortal instruments, would make it a little hard for her to get away with pretending to be someone else anyway. This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by jk rowling, various publishers including but not limited to bloomsbury books, scholastic books and raincoast books, and warner bros. Jace is draco simon is ron or seamus, isabelle is blaise. Cassandra clare and the chamber of notsosecret plagiarizing. After finishing city of glass, i thought it might be fun to analyze the mortal instruments through the lens of cassandra clares harry potter fan fiction and debate just how much of her harry. The draco trilogy all the tropes wiki fandom powered. Cassandra claire is the pseudonym cassandra clare, author of the mortal instruments trilogy, used to publish fan fiction back in the day. Cassandra clares mortal instruments series is a lush, addictive and funny urban fantasy about clary fray, a geeky girl from brooklyn who discovers shes actually part of a halfangelhalf.
Before cassandra clare became popular for her hit series, the mortal instruments, she was popular for other reasons specifically for writing fanfiction in the harry potter fandom. I had no idea the author also wrote the mortal instruments. The series begins after the events in harry potter and the goblet of fire, and. The draco trilogy, based on harry potter and the very secret diaries, based on the lord of the rings were popular. The draco trilogy is a draco centric epic written and posted in instalments by cassandra clare over a period of six years, consisting three novellength stories. For example, jaces story about how his father made him train a falcon, then kill it, is in the draco trilogy almost word for word, with lucius making little draco do the same thing. The following is the work of cassandra clare, written before she published the mortal instruments, etc. However, while jace is obviously draco malfoy, just with the name changed in order that its not blatant plagiarism. Cassandra clare, the writer of the mortal instruments and the she wrote after the fourth book was published the draco trilogy, taking place. Blaise why i started to read mortal instruments im crazy fan of her seriously immortal draco trilogy thats why im blaise, for people who knows dormiens, sinister and veritas very easy to understand that. It was actually really hard to come up with a decent way to name the plot for the series, since, really, the best description is stuff happens.
Judith rumelt, more commonly known as cassandra clare, is the author of draco dormiens, the first novel of the trilogy, was posted serially to fanfiction. Wait, cassandra clares mortal instruments is harry potter. Many readers of clares fanfiction were astonished see the strong similarities between the draco trilogy and the mortal instruments. Theres something to say for the fact that there are no friendships between women in the books and all the women do is compete with each. A beginners guide to cassandra clare and her mortal. Mar 23, 20 between 20002006ish she wrote harry potter fanfiction which culminated into three book sized packages entitled the draco trilogy this explains why so many people claim she plagiarised harry potter in the mortal instruments i disagree the draco trilogy as the name suggests is centred around draco malfoy and the premise is that. Oh, just so say, as someone whos read some bits of the draco trilogy, youre not missing anything. Cassandra clares mortal instruments series is a lush, addictive and funny urban fantasy about clary fray, a geeky girl from brooklyn who discovers shes actually part of a. Written by cassandra claire presently known as cassandra clare, author of the mortal instruments and posted in the internet via and later, the draco trilogy is hailed at least by this blogger as the fanfiction of all harry potter fanfictions. Book three in the draco trilogy, written by cassandra clare the sequel to draco sinister, featuring winter at hogwarts, snogging, quidditch, mysterious things and rhysenn malfoy. The works have been deleted by the author, but if you look for them its easy to find pdf versions. Cassandra claire responded by moving her series to fictionalley, adding additional disclaimers, and continuing writing. Harry potter, buffy angel, lotr and draco trilogy rolled into one. When an accident in potions class turns harry into draco and draco into harry, each is trapped playing the part of the other.
City of bones the draco trilogy similarities showing 150. From slashcast insider interview with cassie claire in july 2006, as the draco trilogy was wrapping up but before mortal instruments was published, cassandra claire said. City of fallen angels, city of lost souls, and city of heavenly fire. The mortal instruments series has a plot that is entirely unrelated to either the plot of the draco trilogy which begins with a bodyswapped harry and draco or the plot of harry. Are you willing to read the mortal instruments trilogy even though the authors plagiarised stuff before. Like everything else that clare writes, the character of clary has her origins in the draco trilogy. The story was posted to cassandra claires livejournal epicyclical at the time on april 26, 2004.
The draco trilogy had characters named after friends. Thus, forcing clare to take down all three stories and start from scratch with the mortal instruments. Theres something to say for the fact that there are no friendships between women in the books and all. Like many other insanely dumb people out there, clare decided that harry and hermione were meant to be together rather than her and ron which is absolute bull in my mind. Jun 20, 2009 anyway, for those that enjoy fantasy, vampirewerewolf, romance mystery, twilight type reading material, i highly recommend this series. The plagiarism bug followed into the postmortal instruments books as well. The story revolvs around harry and draco, which are stuck in each others bodies as a result of a polyjuice spell gone wrong. Where to download draco sinister trilogy 2 cassandra claire draco sinister trilogy 2 cassandra claire tracing the mortal instruments harry potter fanfiction roots after finishing city of glass, i thought it might be fun to analyze the mortal instruments through the lens of cassandra clares. Tales from the shadowhunter academy with sarah rees brennan, maureen.
City of bones borrows from that story and clares draco trilogy. The series was very influential in the early days of harry potter fandom, but became controversial when it was found that parts of it were plagiarized. Cassandra clare, the writer of the mortal instruments and the she wrote after the fourth. Mar 21, 2010 written by cassandra claire presently known as cassandra clare, author of the mortal instruments and posted in the internet via and later, the draco trilogy is hailed at least by this blogger as the fanfiction of all harry potter fanfictions. At the time, clare was famous for her draco trilogy novellength fanfiction titled draco dormiens, draco sinister and draco veritas, i was but a young child of 11, treading the dangerous waters of fanfiction harry potter fanfiction, specifically.
Mar 24, 2016 after finishing city of glass, i thought it might be fun to analyze the mortal instruments through the lens of cassandra clares harry potter fan fiction and debate just how much of her harry. Clare was born judith rumelt, to american parents, in tehran, iran. These include such motifs as objects including without limitation a. The wall street journal contemporary milieus, sharp dialogue clares female characters are smart and sassy. City of bones is it true that the mortal instruments. Mar 02, 2020 a beginners guide to cassandra clare and her mortal instruments with hints of harry potter, supernatural, twilight, and the hunger games, mortal instruments is tumblr fandom dynamite. Aug 23, 2016 like many other insanely dumb people out there, clare decided that harry and hermione were meant to be together rather than her and ron which is absolute bull in my mind. Fanfiction is fiction written in another storys writers settings but the plot is original. The mortal instruments is the name of her popular ya series, while mortal instruments is the name of her now deleted fanfiction about ronginny.
City of bones the draco trilogy similarities showing 1. Morelike the plagiarism issue, its really hard to bring up critique of the. And so began the draco trilogy, much of which was apparently plagiarized. The draco trilogy all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. It would explain a few thingssuch as why i chose to go through this at alland prepare you for the uniquely premortal instruments clareesque writing youre about to endure. The title was later reused for cassandra claires unrelated profic novel series, the mortal instruments. Book one in the draco trilogy, written by cassandra clare. I remember the draco trilogy plagiarism story, and that one was a bit clearer. For example, the fatherson falcon scene was used for draco lucius malfoy in the draco trilogy and jacevalentine in the mortal instruments. There is a prequel trilogy called the infernal devices, which is set in the same universe as the mortal instruments, but set in the. If you read the draco trilogy, you can read passages that are the same in the mortal instruments. Apr 26, 2004 mortal instruments is a 2004 ronginny story by harry potter bnf cassandra claire. For example, the fatherson falcon scene was used for dracolucius malfoy in the draco trilogy and jacevalentine in the mortal instruments.
Enter the secret world of the shadowhunters with this mp3 collection that includes city of bones, city of ashes, and city of glass. A beginners guide to cassandra clare and her mortal instruments with hints of harry potter, supernatural, twilight, and the hunger games, mortal instruments is tumblr fandom dynamite. The plagiarism bug followed into the post mortal instruments books as well. Romance, mistaken identities, really cunning plans, evil bake sales, a love triangle, and snogs galore. Cassandra claires plagiarism mortal instruments fanpop. No money is being made and no or trademark infringement is intended. The draco trilogy similarities comments showing 150 of 7 7 new. It would likewise have been easier for her to ditch the whole plagiarism debacle attached to the draco trilogy if shed either used her real name or else gone with a different pseudonym. Judith rumelt, the author of the mortal instruments, rose to prominence under the pen name cassandra claire later changed to cassandra clare with her fanfic the draco trilogy in which harry. Feb 17, 2016 attached to kenyons complaint is a detailed list of similarities between the darkhunter series and mortal instruments. Ive seen a lot of critics who are otherwise pretty harsh on. City of bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters august 20. Jun 15, 2011 fans would wait for the next chaper with bated breath the way canonloving readers would wait for the next harry potter book by queen jk rowling.