The Ragpicker King
core novel 2025 The Chronicles of Castellane
Record
| First published | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.41 (1,489 ratings, collected 2026-08-24) |
| Page count | 576 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780525620020 |
Synopsis
The Ragpicker King continues directly from Sword Catcher, following Kel as he goes undercover within the criminal network of the Ragpicker King, Castellane's shadow ruler of its underworld, to investigate a string of murders connected to the Shining Gallery and uncover a conspiracy targeting the city. Complicating his mission is his long-held love for Antonetta Alleyne, who is set to marry a man Kel considers dangerous. Meanwhile Lin Caster undergoes trials within the Ashkar community to determine whether she is the prophesied leader destined to guide her people through a coming conflict, even as she struggles with forbidden feelings for Conor Aurelian, Castellane's prince. The novel weaves Kel's undercover investigation and Lin's spiritual trial together as both confront the widening threat to Castellane and to the Ashkar's place within it.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Castellane
- Series: The Chronicles of Castellane core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Cassandra Clare
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Castellane): Adult secondary-world fantasy set in the city-state of Castellane, Cassandra Clare's first non-Shadowhunter/Magisterium continuity in this database. A third book, The Bone Conjurers, is announced but not yet published as of this research and is correctly excluded.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Chronicles of Castellane: position 2 of 2: previous Sword Catcher (2023)
Sources
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