Sword Catcher
By Cassandra Clare
- Release Date: 2023-10-10
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
“Everything I look for in fantasy.”—George R. R. Martin
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill.
Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher—the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but his destiny is to die for Conor. No other future is possible.
Lin Caster is a physician from a small community whose members still possess magical abilities. But despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend without access to forbidden knowledge.
After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the ruler of Castellane’s criminal underworld. But as long-kept secrets begin to unravel and forbidden attractions arise, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? And will their discoveries plunge their nation into war—and the world into chaos?
Reviews
Absorbing
5By Roya100Absorbing first book in series.Pretty boring
3By iamgibhearmeroarHonestly, this book has been pretty hard to get through. I’m a pretty loyal Cassandra Clare fan and have high hopes for anything she puts out, but I’m about half way through this book and am not sure I will finish it. There is lots of world building and flickers of what I think might be “the good part” but then it just doesn’t happen. I would like to complete this series so will probably pick the book up again once the next one comes out.Great book
4By statsimple69The only flaw this book has is that the storry doesn't pick up fast enough. Plus, the book ends at a really bad time.So slow
3By hvardreamsI’m 50% through it and nothing has happened. I really want to love this book but it is so incredibly slow. You can kind of tell where it’s leading to but there’s so little action and so much repetitive character building. I hope it gets better.
