If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. Throne of Glass – In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. It doesn’t mean the book is skippable, as some important plot points and characters are introduced in it. The books centers on Chaol Westfall and the events take place as the same time as Empire of Storms. Most of the series centers around Celaena, with the exception of Tower of Dawn in which she doesn’t appear.

You can read it following the publication order, meaning after Heir of Fire (and before Queen of Shadows).

You can read it as a prequel, following the chronological order, before the main series.When to read The Assassin’s Blade? There are a number of discussions about the best placement for this collection of stories. The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (2012).→ Buy from: Amazon, BookDepository, Wordery Those novellas explore the background of Celaena Sardothien shortly before her capture and imprisonment in Endovier. Published after the Heir of Fire (the third book in the series), The Assassin’s Blade is a collection of five stories set prior to the Throne of Glass series Throne of Glass Books in Order The Assassin’s Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas This situation leads her to form unexpected bonds with Chaol, the Captain of the Guard, and Dorian, the Crown Prince of Adarlan.Īnd over time, Celaena is drawn into a conspiracy and a series of battles, leading to discoveries surrounding both the Kingdom and herself. As candidates are found dead in the castle, their bodies ruptured, Celaena finds herself delving deep into mysteries concerning not only her but her very own ancestors and the creatures of darkness that dwell deep beneath the castle. She must survive every test and trial in order to proceed to the final, in which she has to fight her remaining opponents to death. If she wins, she must serve the King for four years, and will then be granted her freedom and a full pardon.

She gets offered an opportunity to participate in a competition to become the King’s Champion. Trained from childhood to become an assassin, Celaena Sardothien is a 17-year old who lives in the Kingdom of Adarlan and has been imprisoned in a slave camp. Throne of Glass begins as a retelling of the fairy tale Cinderella before becoming its own tale along the way. The story follows the journey of Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin in a corrupt kingdom with a tyrannical ruler, The King of Adarlan. Maas – before A Court of Thrones and Ashes. Originally called Queen of Glass, Thrones of Glass is the first young adult fantasy series written by Sarah J. “Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom …”

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