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 ----- 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
