Cassandra Clare’s very first adult fantasy novel Sword Catcher hits shelves tomorrow, so now is a great time to have a look at the different characters she has introduced us to over the past months. I have also compiled a list of snippets that Cassie has shared on Instagram. Let’s meet some of the characters of Sword Catcher! (Click on the names for beautiful artwork by Sasha Coleman.) Kellian Saren Kel Saren was taken from the orphanage where he had spent most of his childhood and brought to the palace of Marivent in Castellane in order to be the Sword Catcher, the body double for the Crown Prince, Conor Aurelian. (There’s only one prince, Conor, not an heir and spare — so it’s especially important that he stay alive!) Kel and Conor grew up side by side — living in the same room — from age eight. They’re best friends, and yet it’s Kel’s job to die in Conor’s place. What does that do to a relationship?. What must it be like to have the person you love the most be the person who will get you killed? When we meet Kel, he’s about twenty-three and for the first time [...]
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