| The Silver Mask | |
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| Information | |
| Author | Holly Black and Cassandra Clare |
| Illustrator | Scott Fischer |
| Cover artist | Alexandre Chaudret |
| Release Date | October 10, 2017[1] |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
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| Series | The Magisterium |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by The Bronze Key |
Followed by The Enemy of Death |
The Silver Mask is the fourth and penultimate book in The Magisterium series by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black. It will be released on October 10, 2017.
Synopsis
A generation ago, Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt.
Now Call is one of the most feared and reviled students in the history of the Magisterium, thought to be responsible for a devastating death and an ever-present threat of war. As a result, Call has been imprisoned and interrogated. Everyone wants to know what Constantine was up to—and how he lives on.
But Call has no idea.
It is only when he's broken out of prison that the full potential of Constantine's plan is suddenly in his hands . . . and he must decide what to do with his power.
In this spellbinding fourth book of Magisterium, bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare take us beyond the realm of the living and into the dangers of the dead.
Snippets
Master Joseph only laughed, though. "I have a proposal for you, how about that? Callum, once you complete the task I set for you, you can leave the island with your friends if that's what you still want."
"A task?" Call asked. "Is this some kind of trick thing where I have to tame an impossible elemental or separate dirt from sand on an entire beach?"
Master Joseph smiled. "Nothing like that." He flung open the doors at the far end of the room. After a moment, Call and the others joined him at the entryway.
Inside was a large, white-painted room. There was nothing in it but a metal table. On top of the table lay a body that was perfectly preserved, covered to the neck by a thin white sheet. "The task," he said. "Is to raise Aaron Stewart from the dead."
"I'll kill you—" There were tears on Call's face as he flung himself at Alex. "I'll kill you—"
"Stop him," said Alex lazily, and seconds later, Call felt himself seized by a dozen Chaos-ridden, their grips like iron.
Alex's eyes danced. "I made these, Makar," he said, gesturing toward the Chaos-ridden in the clearing. "I am their creator, not you, not Constantine. They belong to me. They're obedient to me."
Trivia
- One of the working titles first shared online was The Golden Boy.[2]