Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu Teaming Up for Magnus Bane Series

Posted on May 30, 2016

Bestselling author Cassandra Clare has inked a deal for a new adult series starring Magnus Bane, the character from the YA Mortal Instruments series who has become a fan favorite. Magnus Bane has already gotten a series of his own in The Bane Chronicles, but fans wanted more. So Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will release an adult trilogy about the mysterious sorcerer and his past.

Cassandra said in a statement, "Over the years writing the Shadowhunter books, Magnus Bane has emerged as one of the most fun and fascinating characters for me to bring to life. He's always had a lot of secrets -- there are so many things we don’t know about Magnus, from the story of his first love to the secrets of his parentage, to the beginning of his relationship with Alec. All those are things I was able to touch on in The Bane Chronicles, but I'm excited to dig in even more deeply in these three volumes devoted to Magnus, his past, his future, and his present."

Today on Twitter she told excited fans, "The new Magnus books with @wes_chu will cover his childhood, first love, his vacation with Alec in COFA, their relationship, and lots more!"

Cassandra Clare will co-write the series with Wesley Chu, author of the very entertaining The Lives of Tao which won the Alex Award at the American Library Association's 2014 Youth Media Awards. The first book will hit stores in November, 2017.Wesley had this to say about the upcoming project, "I am so excited to contribute to the world that Cassandra Clare has created. These books and characters are iconic, and Magnus is a fan favorite. I can't wait to give them all the things they deserve. And probably a few they don't. Sorry, Magnus."

A television adaptation of the Mortal Instruments is currently airing on the Freeform channel (formerly ABC Family). In the TV show, called Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, Magnus is played by Harry Shum Jr. We can't wait to see what Wesley and Clare come up with.