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Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of forbidden love, dangerous magic, and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
“It began with a crime. The theft of a boy.”
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 has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are close as brothers, but Kel knows he has one destiny: to die for Conor. No other future is possible.
Lin Caster is one of the Ashkar, a small community who still possess magical abilities. By law, they must live behind walls in the city, but Lin, a physician, ventures out to tend to the sick and dying of Castellane. Despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend Mariam 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 criminal ruler of Castellane’s underworld. He offers them each what they want most; but as they descend into his world of intrigue and shadow, they discover a conspiracy of corruption that reaches from the darkest gutters of Castellane to the highest tower of its palaces. As long-kept secrets begin to unravel, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? Can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? And will Lin and Kel’s discoveries plunge their nation into war—and the world into chaos?
The exclusive UK hardcover edition features sprayed edges
Product details
US Hardcover
Publisher : Del Rey (October 10, 2023)
Language : English
Dimensions 156 x 235 x 5mm
No of Pages : 576 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525619992
ISBN-13 : 9780525619994
US Paperback
Publisher : Del Rey (October 10, 2023)
Language : English
Dimensions 156 x 235 x 5mm
No of Pages : 576 pages
ISBN-13 : 9780593724477
UK Hardcover
Publisher : Tor UK (28 November 2023)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1035037513
ISBN-13 : 978-1035037513
Dimensions : 23.4 x 5.6 x 15.3 cm
UK Paperback
Publisher : Tor; Main Market edition (10 Oct. 2023)
Language : English
Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
No of Pages : 480 pages
ISBN-13 : 9781529001396
Review
The Mortal Instruments series is a story world I love to live in. Beautiful! -- Stephenie Meyer on the Mortal Instruments series
A gorgeous fantasy that's so good, it's dangerous -- Holly Black on the Mortal Instruments series
Fans of . . . Buffy the Vampire Slayer will instantly fall for this series -- Publishers Weekly on the Mortal Instruments series
About the Author
Cassandra Clare is the author of the No. 1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. She is also the co-author of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three fearsome cats.