Sword Catcher

?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 sequence

^{Sword Catcher was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller w/c 5th October 2024.}

Sword Catcher gave me everything I look for in medieval fantasy: mystery and magic (not too much, not too little), expert worldbuilding, swordplay and politics, a colorful cast of interesting characters, and a story that kept me reading from the first page to the last, with enough twists and turns to keep me turning the pages. It's a big thick book, but it left me wanting more. When's the next one coming out?