This Year's Best New Fantasy Books Will Fill Your Days With Magic

Cassandra Clare is another YA icon who's now entering the adult fantasy world with "Sword Catcher." The city-state of Castellane is driven by the pursuit of thrills, power, and riches, putting everyone in danger. Kel is a young orphan, taken away at a young age to be trained as the Sword Catcher: a body double to deflect danger from Prince Conor. Although they're as close as brothers, they can't escape the fact that, one day, Kel will have to die for Conor. When Kel encounters Lin, a magical physician who defies the laws around magic, they'll journey together to the city's underworld, where they'll uncover a conspiracy that could rot Castellane from within.

Release date: Oct. 10