Magisterium

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a riveting new series that defies what you think you know about the world of magic. Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium, he is sure it can only mean bad things for him. So he tries his best to do his worst - and fails at failing. Now the Magisterium awaits him. It's a place that's both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future. The Iron Trial is just the beginning, for the biggest test is still to come . . . From the remarkable imaginations of bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping, mind-blowing, pulse-pounding plunge into the magical unknown. Praise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well as friendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." - The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi) and the Newbery Honor-winning novel Doll Bones. Her other books include The Good Neighbors graphic novels, and the novels The Darkest Part of the Forest, Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. With Cassandra Clare she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. She currently lives in the realm of Western Massachusetts. Cassandra Clare is the author of City of Bones, the first book in The Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Her The Infernal Devices series has spawned three #1 bestsellers. With Holly Black she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. Born overseas, Cassandra spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of books. She lives in Massachusetts. From The Iron Trial: Book 1 of The Magisterium: His fingers grazed her cold cheek. A cry made him whip around. In this cave full of death and silence, a cry. A child. He turned, searching frantically for the source of the thready wail. It seemed to be coming from closer to the cave entrance. He plunged back the way he had come, stumbling over bodies, some frozen stiff as statues - until suddenly another familiar face stared up at him from the carnage. Declan. Sarah's brother, wounded in the last battle. He appeared to have been choked to death by a particularly cruel use of air magic his face was blue, his eyes shot with broken blood vessels. One ofhis arms was outflung, and just underneath it, protected from the icy cave floor by a woven blanket, was Alastair's infant son. As he stared in amazement, the boy opened his mouth and gave another thin,mewling cry. As if in trance, shaking with relief, Alistair bent and lifted his child. The boy looked up at him with wide gray eyes and opened his mouth to scream again. As the blanket fell aside, Alastair could see why. The baby's left leg hung at a terrible angle, like a snapped tree branch. Alastair tried to call up earth magic to heal the boy, but only had enough power left to take away some of the pain. Heart racing, he rewrapped his son tightly in the blanket and wound his way back through the cave to where Sarah lay. Holding the baby as if she could see him, he knelt down beside her body. "Sarah," he whispered, tears thick in his throat. "I'll tell him how you died protecting him. I will raise him to remember how brave you were." Her eyes stared at him, blank and pale. He held the ch

From Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes the second installment in the New York Times bestselling series that defies what you think you know about the worlds of good and evil. Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren't heading back to the magical world of the Magisterium in the fall.It's not easy for Call . . . and it gets even harder after he checks out his basement and discovers that his dad might be trying to destroy both him and Havoc.Call escapes to the Magisterium -- but things only intensify there. The Alkahest -- a copper gauntlet capable of separating certain magicians from their magic -- has been stolen. And in their search to discover the culprit, Call and his friends Aaron and Tamara awaken the attention of some very dangerous foes -- and get closer to an even more dangerous truth.As the mysteries of the Magisterium deepen and widen, bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare take readers on an extraordinary journey through one boy's conflict -- and a whole world's fate. Praise for Magisterium Book Two: The Copper Gauntlet:"The Copper Gauntlet is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. I can't wait to read more of this series." - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson seriesPraise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well as friendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." - The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian Cassandra Clare is the author of City of Bones, the first book in The Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Her The Infernal Devices series has spawned three #1 bestsellers. With Holly Black she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. Born overseas, Cassandra spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of books. She lives in Massachusetts. Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi) and the Newbery Honor-winning novel Doll Bones. Her other books include The Good Neighbors graphic novels, and the novels The Darkest Part of the Forest, Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. With Cassandra Clare she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. She currently lives in the realm of Western Massachusetts. Praise for Magisterium Book Two: The Copper Gauntlet:"The Copper Gauntlet is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. I can't wait to read more of this series." - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson seriesPraise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well as friendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." - The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian

"The Copper Gauntlet [Book Two of Magisterium] is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. I can't wait to read more of this series." -- RICK RIORDAN From Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes the third installment in the New York Times bestselling series that defies what you think you know about the worlds of good and evil. Praise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well as friendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." - The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian Cassandra Clare is the author of City of Bones, the first book in The Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Her The Infernal Devices series has spawned three #1 bestsellers. With Holly Black she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. Born overseas, Cassandra spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of books. She lives in Massachusetts. Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi) and the Newbery Honor-winning novel Doll Bones. Her other books include The Good Neighbors graphic novels, and the novels The Darkest Part of the Forest, Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. With Cassandra Clare she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. She currently lives in the realm of Western Massachusetts. Praise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well as friendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." - The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian

From the bestselling powerhouses of Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes another gripping journey about magic, danger, and friendship. A generation ago, Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt.Now Call is one of the most feared and reviled students in the history of the Magisterium, thought to be responsible for a devastating death and an ever-present threat of war. As a result, Call has been imprisoned and interrogated. Everyone wants to know what Constantine was up to-and how he lives on.But Call has no idea.It is only when he's broken out of prison that the full potential of Constantine's plan is suddenly in his hands . . . and he must decide what to do with his power. In this spellbinding fourth book of Magisterium, bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare take us beyond the realm of the living and into the dangers of the dead. Praise for Magisterium Book Two: The Copper Gauntlet:"The Copper Gauntlet is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. Ican't wait to read more of this series." - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy JacksonseriesPraise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readersguessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well asfriendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." -The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi) and the Newbery Honor-winning novel Doll Bones. Her other books include The Good Neighbors graphic novels, and the novels The Darkest Part of the Forest, Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. With Cassandra Clare she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. She currently lives in the realm of Western Massachusetts. Cassandra Clare is the author of City of Bones, the first book in The Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Her The Infernal Devices series has spawned three #1 bestsellers. With Holly Black she is the author of the Magisterium series, a New York Times bestseller. Born overseas, Cassandra spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of books. She lives in Massachusetts. Praise for Magisterium Book Two: The Copper Gauntlet:"The Copper Gauntlet is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. Ican't wait to read more of this series." - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy JacksonseriesPraise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readersguessing." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"A promising beginning to a complex exploration of good and evil, as well asfriendship's loyalty." - Kirkus Reviews"The Iron Trial is a fun, heroic narrative. . . . A delicious must-read." -The Globe & Mail"This is an incredible book. . . . Once you've started reading, it's hard to put the book down." - The Guardian

Callum Hunt has been a hero and an outcast, a force of good and a portent of evil. While the doors of the Magisterium have been open to him, he has never felt entirely welcome. If anything, he has felt others' resentment ... and fear. Now, as he begins his final year at the magical school, his place is less certain than ever. With one unique exception, he is estranged from most of his friends. A furtive darkness still hounds him. And the greatest challenge he will ever face is right around the corner. In this monumental conclusion to the Magisterium series, bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare push Callum to the brink of annihilation, showing how magic has the ability to both save and doom, create and destroy.