Sword Catcher [electronic resource]
Clare, Cassandra2023
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'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* *** 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 Sword Catcher was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller w/c 5th October 2024.
Main title:
Sword Catcher [electronic resource] / Cassandra Clare
Author:
Clare, Cassandra, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pan Macmillan, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Chronicles of Castellane
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Cassandra Clare wrote the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novel Sword Catcher, the first book in The Chronicles of Castellane. She's also author of the No. 1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. Clare also co-authored the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Cassandra Clare's books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three fearsome cats.
ISBN:
9781529001372
Language:
English
BRN:
8513553
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