The Recurring Cast
Character · New York · 15 books

Magnus Bane

Magnus Bane is the flamboyant, centuries-old High Warlock of Brooklyn, who appears across the Shadowhunter books.

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Character facts

First appearance
City of Bones (2007)
Latest appearance
Chain of Thorns (2023)
Books
15 (6 major, 9 minor)
Series
The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours
Author
Cassandra Clare
Circle
New York

Where to meet Magnus Bane

Magnus Bane first appears in City of Bones (2007), in a major role, book 1 of the The Mortal Instruments series.

Buy City of Bones

Every book with Magnus Bane

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2007MCity of Bonesmajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  2. 2008MCity of Ashesmajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  3. 2009MCity of Glassmajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  4. 2010·Clockwork Angelminor role · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  5. 2011MCity of Fallen Angelsmajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  6. 2011·Clockwork Princeminor role · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  7. 2012MCity of Lost Soulsmajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  8. 2013·Clockwork Princessminor role · The Infernal DevicesBuy
  9. 2014MCity of Heavenly Firemajor role · The Mortal InstrumentsBuy
  10. 2016·Lady Midnightminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  11. 2017·Lord of Shadowsminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  12. 2018·Queen of Air and Darknessminor role · The Dark ArtificesBuy
  13. 2020·Chain of Goldminor role · The Last HoursBuy
  14. 2021·Chain of Ironminor role · The Last HoursBuy
  15. 2023·Chain of Thornsminor role · The Last HoursBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Alec LightwoodShadowhunter9
Clary FrayGirl who discovers she is a Shadowhunter9
Jace HerondaleShadowhunter9
Jem CarstairsWill's parabatai9
Tessa GrayShapeshifter in Victorian London7
Isabelle LightwoodShadowhunter6