Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Write Five Book Fantasy Series for Scholastic

Posted on April 19, 2012

Bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare have signed a five book deal with Scholastic. The two authors will collaborate on a five book middle grade fantasy series. This is the first full-length collaboration between the authors. The first book in the series is called The Iron Trial and will hit bookstores in 2014.

"This project is the culmination of years of work and brainstorming with Holly," said Cassandra Clare in a statement. "She's someone I've always wanted to write with, and I can't express how proud we are of the story we've created, or how excited we are to work with Scholastic and David. And we can't wait for people to read it, of course!"

Holly Black had this to say about the project: "We're so excited to be working on this series with David Levithan and everyone at Scholastic. From the moment it crossed his desk, he totally got it. He's been the perfect reader for the books and we know he's going to be the perfect editor too."

The series tell the story of twelve-year-old Callum Hunt who 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. Naturally, Callum is about to break all those rules. It sounds like great fun -- we can't wait to read the first book in the series.