The Ragpicker King

Cassandra Clare, Fiona Hardingham, Christian Coulson

eAudio - 2025

In the epic follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Sword Catcher, praised by George R. R. Martin as “everything I look for in fantasy,” Lin and Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies.ONE OF PASTE’S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEARKel Saren, body double to Conor, crown prince of the dazzling city of Castellane, is caught between two worlds. In order to protect his beloved prince, Kel must find the culprits responsible for a massacre at the royal palace—and the only clues are held by the Ragpicker King, the notorious criminal who rules Castellane’s underworld. The trail Kel follows leads back to the Hill, where among decadent nobles and glittering parties a dark conspiracy to destroy the royal family has taken ...hold—a conspiracy headed up by the monstrous Artal Gremont, the man engaged to marry the woman Kel adores.Meanwhile, Lin Caster must face the aftermath of the greatest risk... more