Magisterium · Book 2

The Copper Gauntlet

Published
1 January 2015
Pages
272
ISBN-13
9780545522304
Type
novel
Cover of The Copper Gauntlet

About this book

Published in 2015, The Copper Gauntlet is the second installment of Magisterium, continuing Call's reluctant magical education and the secrets his father tried to keep from him.

Key facts about The Copper Gauntlet

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black wrote The Copper Gauntlet, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2015. The book has 272 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780545522304 to find the main one.

The Copper Gauntlet is book 2 of 5 in the Magisterium series. The series has 5 published books. However, the series starts with The Iron Trial (2014).

Additionally, Holly Black writes The Modern Faerie Tales, The Spiderwick Chronicles and The Curse Workers, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy and romantic fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Thief of Night is the latest published Holly Black book on file, from 23 September 2025.

About Holly Black

Holly Black is an American author who has spent over two decades as one of the defining voices in young adult fantasy, moving between menacing faerie courts and other dark, richly imagined worlds. See every Holly Black book in order.

Its place in Magisterium

The Copper Gauntlet is book 2 in the Magisterium series. It follows The Iron Trial. It is followed by The Bronze Key. See the full Magisterium reading order.

Callum Hunt has spent his whole life being warned by his father to avoid the Magisterium, an underground school where mages train students in elemental magic -- so naturally, Call fails the entrance trial on purpose, only to be accepted anyway, and dragged into a magical education his father spent years trying to prevent. As Call trains alongside two other first-year mages, he starts to piece together why his father was so desperate to keep him away, uncovering secrets about a war against an ancient evil sorcerer…

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