The Silver Mask
core novel 2017 Magisterium
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (23,314 ratings, collected 2026-08-21) |
| Page count | 200 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780804122733 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The book begins with Call imprisoned in the Panopticon after his identity as the reincarnated Enemy of Death, Constantine Madden, is revealed to the wider magical world. Held apart from Aaron, Tamara, and his other allies, Call is manipulated by Master Joseph, who forces him to attempt a dangerous ritual meant to bring back the dead using forbidden magic. Around him, the Magisterium and its mages brace for a Fourth Mage War, with old fears of the Enemy of Death resurfacing and shaping how everyone, including people Call once trusted, now treats him. Isolated and uncertain who still believes in him, Call must find a way to prove his intentions while the conflict he is blamed for starting threatens to consume the school.
Where it sits
- Universe: Magisterium
- Series: Magisterium core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Holly Black
- Author: Cassandra Clare
Notes
- From the series record (Magisterium): A complete five-book middle-grade series co-written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, both already credited elsewhere in this canon (Folk of the Air/Spiderwick and the Shadowhunter Chronicles respectively) for different, unrelated work; no author-record duplication involved.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Magisterium: position 4 of 5: previous The Bronze Key (2016) · next The Golden Tower (2018)
Sources
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