Sword Catcher

Cassandra Clare
2023

NEW

The Chronicles of Castellane - Book 1

Orphaned young Kel is torn from his orphanage and raised in the palace to serve as the Sword Catcher, the royal heir Prince Conor’s body double—trained to look, speak, and die for him if necessary. In the city-state of Castellane, where wealth, decadence, and corruption intertwine, Kel’s closeness to Conor is both privilege and prison. Lin Caster, a physician from the marginalized Ashkar community (one of the last groups with genuine magic), seeks forbidden knowledge to save a friend. Their paths cross following an assassination attempt, drawing them into a web of criminal underworld politics led by the elusive Ragpicker King. As Kel and Lin uncover a conspiracy that reaches from the slums to the palace, they must confront loyalty, identity, and the hidden price of power.