Throne of Glass
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... yet it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before she becomes a victim. As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
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About the Throne of Glass Series
Books in series order
- 1.Throne of Glass(2012)
- 2.Crown of Midnight(2013)
- 3.Heir of Fire(2014)
- 4.Queen of Shadows(2015)
- 5.Empire of Storms(2016)
- 6.Tower of Dawn(2017)
- 7.Kingdom of Ash(2018)
- +The Assassin and the Desert(2012)
- +The Assassin and the Empire(2012)
- +The Assassin and the Healer(2012)
- +The Assassin and the Pirate Lord(2012)
- +The Assassin and the Underworld(2012)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
A giant castle made out of glass; a few romantic balls; some very handsome and charming princes...and a kick-ass female assassin! Cinderalla, this is not.
In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.