"We are entangled in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could forever change the world.
In the bustling city-state of Castellan, the aristocrats and the poor are united by one thing: a constant thirst for power, wealth, and excitement.
Orphan Kel finds himself torn from his familiar life. He is destined to become the Swordcatcher - the double of the heir to the throne, Prince Conor Aurelian. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but Kell's fate is to die for the prince. There can be no other future.
Lin Caster is a doctor from a small community whose members possess magical abilities. But lacking access to forbidden knowledge, she cannot save her best friend. Not even all her knowledge helps.
An attempted assassination of the prince brings Lin and Kell together. Now they are drawn into a confrontation with the mysterious King of Junkers, the ruler of the criminal underworld of Castellan. Soon, long-held secrets will be revealed, but is it worth paying for knowledge with betrayal? And will new discoveries plunge their nation into war and the world into chaos?"
