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'Everything I look for in fantasy' - George R. R. Martin Two 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. *** 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.
| EAN: | 9781529001396 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 10.10.2023 |
| Titel der Reihe: | The Chronicles of Castellane#1# |
| Autoren: | Clare, Cassandra |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 604 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Fantasy / Epic |
| Keyword: | epic fantasy; royalty; adult fantasy; enemies to lovers; politics; body-double; magic; palace intrigue; fantasy romance; betrayal; war; forbidden romance |
| Fachschema: | Amerikanische Belletristik / Fantasy~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Fantasy |
| Fachkategorie: | Abenteuerromane~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Adoleszenz~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Reisen~Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen~Erzählerisches Thema: Identität / Zugehörigkeit |
| Imprint-Titels: | Tor Books |