Magisterium Books in Order
Magisterium by Cassandra Clare contains 5 books, published between 2014 and 2018. The first book is The Iron Trial (2014) and the newest is The Golden Tower (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2014–2018
- Confirmed
- 5 of 5 titles
- Pages on record
- 776 in 3 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 13–19 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 776 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Magisterium is a five-book fantasy series written by Cassandra Clare with Holly Black. The Iron Trial (2014) opens it, followed by The Copper Gauntlet (2015), The Bronze Key (2016), The Silver Mask (2017) and The Golden Tower (2018), one book a year, each named for a metal. Magic, wizards, friendship, secrecy and the line between good and evil are the subject matter. The sequence is complete at five titles; read it in publication order.
How many Magisterium books are there?
Magisterium has 5 books, released between 2014 and 2018.
Magisterium Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Magisterium books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Iron Trial2014 · confirmed 4/42014–4/4
- 2The Copper Gauntlet2015 · 264 pages · confirmed 4/420152644/4
- 3The Bronze Key2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/420162564/4
- 4The Silver Mask2017 · confirmed 4/42017–4/4
- 5The Golden Tower2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/420182564/4
Is there a chronological order for Magisterium?
No separate chronological order is on record for Magisterium, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Magisterium books in order?
You should read the Magisterium books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Magisterium book also stands alone.
Where to start with Magisterium
Start with The Iron Trial (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Magisterium book?
The Golden Tower (2018) is the newest Magisterium book released so far.
Is there a new Magisterium book coming?
No next Magisterium book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Magisterium
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Magisterium. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2017Shortlistedfor The Bronze Key
Magisterium at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Magisterium title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Magisterium books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 776 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Magisterium books, 5 of 5, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 5 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
- Attribution
- Of the 5 titles, 5 are credited to Cassandra Clare and 5 to Holly Black.
What the Magisterium books are about
4 of the 5 Magisterium books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: magic is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Magic 4 of 4 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 4 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 4 books
- Fantasy 2 of 4 books
- Good and evil 2 of 4 books
- Secrets 2 of 4 books
- Action & adventure 1 of 4 books
- Friendship 1 of 4 books
- Secrecy 1 of 4 books
More books by Cassandra Clare
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Cassandra Clare books in order 82 books