'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.}

DISCOVER THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SHADOWHUNTER CHRONICLES! Two outcasts find themselves at the centre of world-altering change in Sword Catcher, the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the internationally bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.

'Everything I look for in fantasy' - George R. R. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Game of Thrones

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One was raised to rule. One was trained to die. Welcome to the Chronicles of Castellane.

In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, a young orphan named Kel is stolen from his old life to enter a new one of luxury and peril. He's to become Prince Conor Aurelian's body-double, shielding the Prince from all dangers. As his ?Sword Catcher,' he and Conor become close as brothers - yet Kel lives for one purpose: to die for Conor.

Lin Caster is an Ashkar physician, part of a community ostracised for its rare magical abilities. But events pull her and Kel together and into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King who rules Castellane's criminal underworld.

Together, they'll discover an extraordinary conspiracy. But can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? And will their discoveries plunge their nation into war and the world into chaos?

Lose yourself in a vibrant world of power, intrigue and magic in this spellbinding epic from an internationally bestselling sensation.

'Her spellbinding cast of outlaws, healers, royals, and rogues will have you questioning your allegiances with every delicious turn of the plot' - Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House

'This is Cassandra Clare at her cleverest, twistiest and most heart-stopping?a triumph of a book' - Holly Black, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night

'A modern character-driven narrative. Vivid and clever' - Scott Lynch, bestselling author of the Gentleman Bastard sequence