The Iron Trial
 United States cover | |
| Author | Holly Black, Cassandra Clare |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Scott Fischer |
| Cover artist | Alexandre Chaudret |
| Language | English |
| Series | Magisterium |
Release number | Book One |
| Publisher | Scholastic Corporation |
Publication date | September 9, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Followed by | The Copper Gauntlet |
The Iron Trial is the first book [1] in The Magisterium Series written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. [2] It was published on September 9, 2014.
The protagonist of the series is twelve-year-old Callum (Call) Hunt [3] who was raised by the mage Alastair Hunt, who after the third mage war with 'The Enemy of Death' also known as Constantine Madden, and the death of his wife Sarah at the Cold Massacre, decided to spurn magic and raised up Call to be the same. Call participates in a test to see whether he has sufficient magic to attend the magisterium and train to be a mage using the four elements fire, water, air and earth.
References
- ^ Minzesheimer, Bob (2014-03-27). "Exclusive: Read an excerpt from 'The Iron Trial'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ TheBookThief (2015-02-04). "Magisterium: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ Chilton, Martin (2014-09-08). "Magisterium: The Iron Trial, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare: review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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