Sword Catcher - Del Rey

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. In Castellane, the richest nobles and the most decadent criminals chase wealth, power, and the next thrill. Kel, an orphan who became the Sword Catcher—the body double of Prince Conor Aurelian—has been raised with the prince, trained in combat and statecraft, and is fated to die for Conor. Lin Caster, an Ashkar healer, secretly crosses city walls to aid the sick, seeking forbidden knowledge to save her friend. After a failed assassination binds Lin and Kel, they are drawn into the Ragpicker King’s world of intrigue and crime, where secrets threaten to unravel the nation and the world.

As their journey deepens, they confront a conspiracy that stretches from gutter streets to palace towers. They must decide whether knowledge is worth betrayal, and whether forbidden love can topple a kingdom or drive the world into chaos.

Kenmerken

• Castellane is een levendige stadstaat vol rijkdom en gevaar
• Kel is Sword Catcher, lijfbeeld van de prins Conor Aurelian
• Lin Caster is een Ashkar-arts met verboden kennis
• De Ragpicker King regeert de onderwereld van Castellane
• Een samenzwering loopt van de straten naar de paleistuinen
• Verboden liefde testes loyaliteit en kan een rijk ontwrichten