Clare, Cassandra
Adventure
Published on 1 August 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Tor) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Chronicles of Castellane' series.
Paperback | 640 pages
197 x 129 x 37 | 430g
˜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****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?***˜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 sequenceSword Catcher was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller w/c 5th October 2024.