The Assassin's Blade
collection 2014 Throne of Glass
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | collection |
| Canon status | |
| Reader rating | 4.20 (1,326,451 ratings, collected 2026-08-07) |
| Page count | 451 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781619633612 |
Synopsis
The twist of a knife, the birth of a legend. 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, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance, and if she hopes to escape his clutches she will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade, knowing that if she fails she will lose not just a chance at freedom but her life. A prequel to Throne of Glass collecting five novellas: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, The Assassin and the Healer, The Assassin and the Desert, The Assassin and the Underworld and The Assassin and the Empire, four of them first published as e-books and the Healer story new to the collection.
Where it sits
- Universe: Throne of Glass
- Series: Throne of Glass -- Prequel Novellas ; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sarah J. Maas
Notes
- From the series record (Throne of Glass -- Prequel Novellas): Omnibus collection of the 5 prequel novellas (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), individually e-published 2011-2012 and first collected in this one volume in 2014. Expanded, not Core, mirroring A Court of Thorns and Roses' own novella-interlude treatment -- the numbered main sequence is the primary reading unit.
Sources
- sarahjmaas.com -- Reading Guide
- https://sarahjmaas.com/books/the-assassins-blade/
- Bloomsbury (publisher description)
- Washoe County Library catalogue (contents note)
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