Magisterium: The Iron Trial

Name: Magisterium: The Iron Trial
Rating: 4.805970191955566 (134 reviews)

Cassandra Clare · Holly Black

Sep 2014 · The Magisterium Book 1 · Random House

134 reviews

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From the imaginations of bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown.

Think you know magic?

Think again.

The Magisterium awaits . . .

Most people would do anything to get into the Magisterium and pass the Iron Trial.

Not Callum Hunt.

Call has been told his whole life that he should never trust a magician. And so he tries his best to do his worst – but fails at failing.

Now he must enter the Magisterium.
It's a place that's both sensational and sinister. And Call realizes it has dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future.

The Iron Trial is just the beginning. Call’s biggest test is still to come . . .

From the imaginations of bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits . . . Most people would do anything to get into the Magisterium and pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt....

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134 reviews

Sean Duffy

March 23, 2026

The novel is fairly average. it tries to do a blend of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, however it fails to capture the wonder of myth and fantasy as well as those novels. the fantasy elements seem to be a hodge podge mix of fantasy wyverns, elementals, and other creatures that don't make any sense in the senario. The ranking system and dynamics between characters could be interesting, however lack depth as ranks are climbed. It's ok to pass the time as a quick read. However if you explore it in too much depth it becomes lack luster and boring. What's the point of Call being constantine if he doesn't retain his memories? It starts off somewhat strong and doesn't stick the landing. I don't think tve series will be a priority for me.

xinru

July 20, 2014

Ok, so I have read some of it. Like the first chapter. Cassie released that on the shadowhunters website I think. Anyway I was ablw to read it and I kind of loved it, but so much can happen from the first to last chapter. The wording and description was brilliant. I quite like the plot and am definitely going to read it when it comes out. I hope that this is as good as the authors' other works which I enjoyed immensley.

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Reece Musson

January 5, 2015

Fantastic story. The concept was well developed. Has a harry potter feel about it. But it's hard not to relate anything to do with magic to harry potter. Good job!

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About the author

Cassandra Clare (Author)
Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices trilogy, and The Bane Chronicles. Her books have more than 30 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.

Holly Black (Author)
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library. Her website is www.blackholly.com.

Cassandra Clare (Author) Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices trilogy, and The Bane Chronicles. Her books have more than 30 million copies in print worldwide and h...

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