Teen Book Review: The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson

 

Amazon Summary:

     Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this collection of New York Times bestselling tales, in print for the first time with an exclusive new story and illustrated material.

     This collection of eleven short stories illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality, flamboyant style, and sharp wit populate the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.

     Originally released one-by-one as e-only short stories by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan, this compilation presents all ten together in print for the first time and includes a never-before-seen eleventh tale, as well as new illustrated material.

Book Review:

     The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson is an extra to both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series. It’s about important life events of one of the most interesting and mysterious characters in the books; a powerful warlock named Magnus Bane. There’s 11 stories to explain how he came to be who he is, how he formed relationships with certain people, where he’s stood in positions of power and important events, just many different components to his character. It answers a lot of what hadn’t been said about him.

     I found this book read like a movie more than anything. I didn’t particularly relate with any characters, but it was entertaining and made me want to keep reading more. I liked how there was a lot of humour to it but kept it serious enough to have a story to it. In the previous mentioned series, there were many instances where an event would be mentioned but not fully explained. Many of those events were explained in The Bane Chronicles. I would recommend this book if you have read the other series. It was a fun and entertaining read and I enjoyed it.

Ian (Teen Reviewer)

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Call Number: YA 371.30281 GRE

 

 

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Call Number: YA 510 MCK

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Call Number: 378.170281 NOR

 

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