The Bane Chronicles

The Bane Chronicles is a series of connected novellas featuring the character of Magnus Bane from Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series. The novellas are co-written by Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan. Release of the novellas began in April 2013 in e-book and audio versions, and were released in a combined print edition in November 2014.[1] The Bane Chronicles has appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers list for Children's Books a number of times beginning in July 2013.[2]

The Bane Chronicles
Cover of the compiled book
AuthorCassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson
Cover artistMalak Abdelmuati
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
April 16, 2013 - March 18, 2014 (print edition November 11, 2014)
Media typee-book, audio, print
Pages544

Development

Clare, Johnson, and Brennan have stated that development on the series began when they were telling stories about Clare's character of Magnus Bane to each other. They decided that the non-traditional style of interconnected novellas would be best served by initial Internet publication. The series is also notable for using well-known actors as narrators for the audiobook versions of each novella. The authors provided a list of dream narrators to their publisher, and each audiobook has a different narrator, including Andrew Scott, Michael Trevino, and Jesse Williams.[3] For some of the actors, this was their first time doing voice work.[4]

The first 10 stories were released between April 2013 and March 2014, and the compiled print version, released in November 2014, contained an eleventh story exclusive to the book.

Novellas[5]

References

  1. Brissey, Breia (December 10, 2012). "Cassandra Clare launches e-serialization based on popular 'Mortal Instruments' character". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. "Bestsellers: Children's Series". The New York Times. July 7, 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. Breia, Brissey (April 11, 2013). "Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan chat about 'The Bane Chronicles' -- EXCLUSIVE COVER". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. Rosenfield, Kat (April 17, 2013). "Jesse Williams Spills The Beans On His 'Bane Chronicles' Voice Gig". MTV. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. "The Bane Chronicles". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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