The Iron Trial

Fantasy authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare team up for this new middle grade series about the Magisterium, a mage training academy. Paul Boehmer narrates the first book, which tells the story from the point of view of Callum Hunt. This could be a challenging narration for any reader, but Boehmer navigates his way through this new magical world with ease, providing an especially apt voice for Master Rufus, the mage whom Callum is apprenticed to. His deep voice is authoritative and distinctive, quite different from the voices of the apprentices. As the apprentices begin their iron year (the first year of training), Boehmer conveys the full range of Call's emotions as he learns about his destiny. Listeners will eagerly await the second audiobook in this series. E.N. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine