Two outcasts find themselves at the centre of world-altering change in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles. 'Everything I look for in fantasy' - George R. R. Martin 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. Sword Catcher is the start of a thrilling new adult fantasy series from the author of the internationally bestselling Shadowhunter series.