Publisher's Synopsis
'Everything I look for in fantasy' - George R. R. MartinTwo outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever . . .
From the author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare is start of a riveting epic fantasy series with expert worldbuilding, political intrigue and swordplay.
*This edition includes an exclusive extract of The Ragpicker King, the spellbinding sequel to Sword Catcher*
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One was raised to rule. One was trained to die . . .
In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, Kel is an orphan, stolen from his old impoverished life to become Prince Conor Aurelian's body-double. As his 'Sword Catcher', he and Conor will become as close as brothers. Yet Kel lives for one purpose: to die for Conor.
Lin Caster is an Ashkar physician, part of a community ostracized for its rare magical abilities. After a failed assassination attempt pulls her and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, who rules Castellane's criminal underworld. But as long-kept secrets are uncovered and forbidden attractions blossom, will their discoveries plunge their land into war - and nations into chaos?
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'Spellbinding' - Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House
'A triumph of a book' - Holly Black, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night
'Vivid and clever' - Scott Lynch, bestselling author of the Gentleman Bastard sequence
Sword Catcher was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller w/c 5th October 2024.
