Wednesday, February 26, 2014

"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare & Holly Black



"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights eagerly-anticipated upcoming releases. Click the link to participate.

My Pick This Week: 



Book Title: The Iron Trial
Author: Cassandra Clare & Holly Black
Book Series: Magisterium, Book #1
Genres: YA, Fantasy, Magic
Release Date: September 2014

The Iron Trial (Magisterium, #1)



Twelve-year-old Callum Hunt has grown up knowing three rules by heart.

Never trust a magician. Never pass a test a magician gives you. And never let a magician take you to the Magisterium.

Call is about to break all the rules. And when he does, his life will change in ways he can’t possibly imagine.



Simple description with epic potential. This book sounds like it's could be pretty damn awesome. Especially since it's going back to magic. I'm kind of sick of vampires and shifters... bring on the witches, mages, magicians, wizards, etc, etc.

I wanted to learn a little bit more and found this nugget of info from Cassandra Clare's website: "The Iron Trial is the first book in an epic fantasy series that I’m cowriting with Holly Black. The Iron Trial, will be released in September 2014 by Scholastic Books. Four books will follow, one for year of Call’s life from twelve to seventeen, as he comes of age in a world where child apprentices train to be warriors and dark magicians seek to defeat even death. There’s not much else I can say about the books yet, as I’m sworn to secrecy, but I’ve always wanted to write with Holly, and I can definitely say the collaboration has produced characters I love and a story I hope you’ll find as funny, dark, adventurous and unexpected as I do."

So excited!





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18 comments:

  1. Great pick looks really intriguing love your blog name by the way <3
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  2. I'm totally sick of vampires and that stuff as well! Bring back the good old days when we had Harry Potter and lets magic this place up! Ok, I got a little bit carried away there! This does sound like it has a lot of potential! I read Clare's 'The Mortal Instruments' and wasn't completely blown away by it, so I hope this one'll be better! Thanks for sharing :) I hope you have a good rest of the week!
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    Juli @ Universe in Words

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    1. Here here! Yep, I was not impressed with The Mortal Instruments either. I think I stopped at Book 3. The thing for me about magic, just witches and wizards, is that the story straightforward and the action in the plot is explosive. With all the Paranormal/Steampunk/Dystopian YA of late, authors are just trying to do to much.

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  3. Great pick. I love Cassandra Clare and can't wait to read this one myself. I hope you enjoy it.
    Happy Reading! xD

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    Ashton @ Morphys Book Blog

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by! I loved your pick!!! Yes, more witches ...

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  4. Sounds great! Another one to add to my TBR pile! My WOW!

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    1. Cool, glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Great pick, I hope you'll enjoy it :)
    Happy Wednesday!

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    1. Thanks! Liked your pick as well, most intriguing.

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  6. I'd heard about this one before, but I didn't realize it was Middle Grade (according to Goodreads, anyway). I hope you enjoy it!

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    1. Yes, I know it's a bit on the young side... but so was Harry Potter. Hoping for gold here :)

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  7. Oh wizards and magic and Holly Black! Fun! :D

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    1. Oh my! Yep I'm thinking this will be a great series. It's not often you get to know that multiple books are guaranteed.

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  8. I haven't heard of this one, sounds interesting!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

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    1. Hope you enjoy it if you decide to check it out this fall. Thank you for stopping by.

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  9. Eek! I had no idea that Cassandra Clare was writing this. Immediately adds to TBRs.

    My WoW :)

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