The Iron Trial (Magisterium #1)
Book One of Magisterium EBK
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4.5 • 54 Ratings
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- $6.99
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Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in a magic-inflected version of the present-day U.S., this first title in the Magisterium series combines the talents of Black (Doll Bones) and Clare (the Mortal Instruments series) in a thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes while keeping readers guessing. Twelve-year-old Callum Hunt has been raised to distrust magic. Mages killed his mother, and his father has warned him that the Magisterium, a school where young mages are trained, is a deathtrap. Callum's attempts to fail the entrance exam go awry, and he is chosen to apprentice under Master Rufus, along with fellow students Aaron and Tamara. As Callum, Tamara, Aaron, and their classmates embark on their first of five years of schooling, Callum realizes how little he knows of his own heritage. The strange, subterranean Magisterium is vividly rendered, and a string of ominous revelations will leave readers eager for future installments. Fans of both authors will enjoy getting to know this well-rounded cast in the first steps of their adventure. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
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So cool. Love it. Like adventure and sci fi put together.
The Magisterium
This book is packed with fantasy and adventure. Reading this book was like watching a billion dollar movie because of the remarkably descriptive language and the outstanding concept.
Fire wants to burn. Water wants to flow. Air wants to rise. Earth wants to bind. Chaos wants to devour. This book wants to captivate.
Awesome
This book is awesome I got it today and I am staying up all night to read it it has lots of exiting parts with just enough adult content to make it still in the kids I'd say young adult and the genre would be fantasy adventure 😃 this book is awesome