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Book 3 in Magisterium

The Bronze Key

by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

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Magisterium reading order

Full reading order
  1. 1 The Iron Trial
  2. 2 The Copper Gauntlet
  3. 3 The Bronze Key You are here
  4. 4 The Silver Mask
  5. 5 The Golden Tower

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The Silver Mask

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About The Bronze Key

Who wrote The Bronze Key?
The Bronze Key was written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.
Is The Bronze Key part of a series?
Yes. The Bronze Key is book 3 in the Magisterium series. To read the series in order, start with The Iron Trial.
What books are similar to The Bronze Key?
If you enjoyed The Bronze Key, readers also recommend The Black Prism, The Final Empire, Of Blood and Fire and Ship of Magic.

About Holly Black

Holly Black is an American fantasy author celebrated for dark, morally complex faerie fiction across more than thirty books. Best known for the Folk of the Air trilogy and The Spiderwick Chronicles, she is a Nebula winner and Newbery Honor recipient.

Books, series and tropes by Holly Black

About Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is an American fantasy author and creator of the vast Shadowhunter Chronicles. With over fifty million books sold worldwide, she is also the author of the adult Chronicles of Castellane series.

Books, series and tropes by Cassandra Clare

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