The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin's Blade

By Sarah J. Maas

  • Release Date: 2014-03-04
  • Genre: Fantasy
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Description

The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.

With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.

Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance.

If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade . . . knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life.

A prequel to the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling-and deadly-world.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire

Other books in this series include:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Heir of Fire
Queen of Shadows
Empire of Storms
Tower of Dawn

Reviews

  • sarah we need to talk

    5
    By msvampstar
    this was so amazing and gut wrenching nothing like acotar ily Sarah but u have ripped my heart out

  • Third

    5
    By Hippmeg
    Great backstory! I agree with everyone who said to read it after ‘Crown of Midnight’. It fits perfectly in third.

  • Sobbing.

    5
    By apaigesnow
    Literally can’t write anything except I sobbed. I read this after the series and I just sobbed.

  • Do you want to cry ugly tears?

    5
    By Trashcan_Tem
    Enchantingly soul crushing.

  • Critical to the story, but not my favorite book

    3
    By bookloverjenna
    This book was exciting at times but I had to force myself to get through it. I’m a huge Sarah J Maas fan but I’m not the biggest fan of this book. Excited to continue with this series

  • A roller coaster of a book

    5
    By saraannlock34782561
    This book has so many ups and downs, it is constantly begging you to keep reading. The story of Sam is so heartbreaking and truly makes you feel for the couple in this book. It added a huge amount of details and understanding to before the TOG series. I would recommend this to anyone.

  • Assassin’s Blade Review

    5
    By Mia Close
    Read this book after reading the first three and it gives a great background to the previous novels. Great book!

  • Amazing

    5
    By AnnoyedNGA
    Read this after completing the series and it compelled me to read the entire series over again with new perspective! This was so well crafted and anxiety inducing, as we all knew where it would end, but it was the how that had me speed reading! Love love love this gut wrenching story!

  • Necessary prequel

    3
    By avlahannah
    Tragic, powerful, complicated love. Sets the stage for the series.

  • Amazing story of Hope

    5
    By Jrfun
    The end always gives me such hope for a better future when I think of it. I love this book and I always will. I’ll hope that when I become a Mom, my kids will enjoy reading this series as much as I did. If I could, I’d erase my memory of this series, anything to experience the shock, tears, smiles, laughs, and triumphs of this series, the ups and downs of it, for the first time again.

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