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By T. Kingfisher

Series: Swordheart

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DELUXE EDITION—A beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers. New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure. Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet... Read More

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DELUXE EDITION—A beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.

New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure.

Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from one stuffy temple to a different stuffy temple. Another great adventure for the ages...

But when Edmund is set upon by bandits, in desperation, he breaks the cardinal rule and grabs for the relic, an ancient sword. To his surprise, instead of unsheathing a rusty, ancient weapon, an alarmingly handsome man appears, wielding daggers of blue steel and cutting the thieves down.

This man is the Dervish, an immortal warrior who's been trapped for centuries in a sword of enchanted steel, and is angry as hell about it. He hates the curse that put him there, and he wants to hate Edmund, just as he has hated every wielder before him.

But the damned scholar is just so sweet and clever and kind. And while the Dervish may be able to protect Edmund from bandits, cultists, dragons, and strange inhuman diplomats, he may find it much harder to protect his own heart.

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Daggerbound

DELUXE EDITION—A beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers. New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure. Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from one stuffy temple to a different stuffy temple. Another great...

By T. Kingfisher

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Daggerbound

'A TRUE COMFORT READ' The Washington Post Internationally bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure. Four hundred years ago, three warriors were trapped inside enchanted swords, cursed to be immortal servants of whoever wielded the blade. One of them is the Dervish, a restless, fiery soul who...

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ISBN: 9781250400086

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, and A Sorceress Comes to Call. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, who is absolutely not an enchanted sword.

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