Sword Catcher (Sprayed Edge) - Cassandra Clare

‘Everything I look for in fantasy’ – George R. R. Martin Two 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?