Sword Catcher
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare is a fantasy novel published by Random House Worlds on October 10, 2023. This edition spans 624 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in the vibrant city-state of Castellane, where two outcasts, Kel and Lin, become entangled in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could alter the course of their world. Kel, an orphan, serves as the Sword Catcher, a body double for the royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian, while Lin, a physician from a magical community, seeks forbidden knowledge to heal her best friend.
Readers will find themselves immersed in an epic tale of action and adventure as Kel and Lin navigate their intertwined fates amidst the backdrop of Castellane’s criminal underworld, ruled by the enigmatic Ragpicker King. As they confront long-held secrets and explore forbidden attractions, they must grapple with the implications of their discoveries. The narrative delves into themes of coming of age and the quest for power, raising questions about the cost of knowledge and the potential for betrayal.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
“Everything I look for in fantasy.”—George R. R. Martin
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill.
Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher—the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but his destiny is to die for Conor. No other future is possible.
Lin Caster is a physician from a small community whose members still possess magical abilities. But despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend without access to forbidden knowledge.
After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the ruler of Castellane’s criminal underworld. But as long-kept secrets begin to unravel and forbidden attractions arise, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? And will their discoveries plunge their nation into war—and the world into chaos?
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