House of Assassins
core novel 2019 Saga of the Forgotten Warrior
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.35 (5,678 ratings, collected 2026-10-29) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781481483766 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Thera, a reluctant prophet who can see into the future, fought alongside Ashok Vadal and his company, the Sons of the Black Sword, until a shapeshifting wizard who covets her gift of foresight carried her off. Now she is his prisoner in the House of Assassins, a stronghold of killers for hire, and the visions sent by the forgotten gods have only grown stronger. Ashok, a fugitive from the Law he once enforced and hunted by his former brothers among the Protectors, sets out to free her, while in the Capitol the Grand Inquisitor schemes to turn the casteless rebellion to his own ends. The second novel of the saga mixes court intrigue, brutal swordplay and dark humour, and questions what belief is worth and what it costs to give power to those who prey on the weak.
Where it sits
- Universe: Saga of the Forgotten Warrior
- Series: Saga of the Forgotten Warrior core; position 2 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Larry Correia
Awards (verified)
- Dragon Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2019: won
Notes
- From the series record (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior): Six-novel epic fantasy, Baen, 2015 to 2025.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Saga of the Forgotten Warrior: position 2 of 6: previous Son of the Black Sword (2015) · next Destroyer of Worlds (2020)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Larry Correia
- Wikipedia: House of Assassins
- The Twig Book Shop: House of Assassins (publisher description)
- Locus: 2019 Dragon Awards winners
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