‘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. ***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***Continue the action in The Ragpicker King. Sword Catcher was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller w/c 5th October 2024.