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The Magisterium Series is a planned 5-book middle grade fantasy series co-authored by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black and is their first collaboration together. The series was acquired by Scholastic in April 2012. The first book, The Iron Trial, was published in September 2014, and hit #3 on the New York Times Middle Grade Bestseller List. The books are set in a world of dark magicians in which children train as apprentices to be warriors.

Synopsis
The protagonist of the series is twelve-year-old Callum Hunt. He has grown up knowing three rules: (1) Never trust a magician; (2) Never pass a test a magician gives you; and (3) Never let a magician take you to the Magisterium. In these books, we find out what happens when Callum breaks these rules, and how his life changes as a result.

Books

 * 1) The Iron Trial (September 2014)
 * 2) The Copper Gauntlet (2015)
 * 3) The Cosmos Blade (2016)
 * 4) The Golden Boy
 * 5) The Enemy of Death

Reception
The first book in the series, The Iron Trial, was well received. Kirkus praised the setting and "refreshingly nuanced" characters, and a Publishers Weekly starred review predicted that the "string of ominous revelations" would leave readers wanting more. Though Kirkus noted that the similarities to Harry Potter can be distracting, a reviewer at The Daily Telegraph wrote that the book "moves deftly into the gap" left by the JK Rowling series.

Film
In 2012, Constantin Film acquired the rights to the book series. Clare and Black will adapt the screenplay themselves, and serve as executive producers. Constantin is one of the production companies behind another adaption from Clare's work, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.