The Magisterium Series
book series by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
The Magisterium Series is a five-book children's fantasy series written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. It is their first collaboration. The series was acquired by Scholastic in April 2012. The first book, The Iron Trial, was published on September 9, 2014, and hit third on the New York Times Middle Grade Bestseller List. The series is set in an underground school where mages train apprentices to control the elements. The books are illustrated by Scott Fischer. The final book, The Golden Tower, was published on September 11, 2018.
The Iron Trial
The protagonist of the series is twelve-year-old Callum Hunt, or Call, who was raised by his father and former mage Alastair Hunt. Alastair rejected the world of magic after the death of his wife Sarah at the Cold Massacre during the Third Mage War. "The Enemy of Death", Constantine Madden, was responsible for her death.
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