The Assassin and the Desert: A Throne of Glass Novella [NOOK Book]

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Overview

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 ...
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Overview

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... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.


Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is 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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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781599909851
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publication date: 3/30/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 51
  • Sales rank: 20,172
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

Sarah J. Maas is a New York native who currently lives in the California desert. This is her first novel, though she has a large on-line fanbase who eagerly support her writing.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 14, 2012

    fun, quick, action read.

    The current overview for this book is not correct. I read the first novella in this series and enjoyed. I think I liked this second book even more. the story and the characters were a little more developed. I can't wait to check out the next books in the series.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2013

    Love these books

    I just wish it was longer!!!!!!! Can't wait till the next book comes out!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 12, 2012

    So good!

    I loved this even more than ToG! I could get used to these brilliant and entertaining short stories. It's like a TV series, only better. The author is so good at painting the picture, it's like I'm personally experiencing Celaena's adventures alongside her! 5 stars! Bravo! :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 21, 2012

    Must Read....

    If your planning to read Throne of Glass theses novellas are a must read =). They give you a lot of background and good story of what happens before the events of Throne of Glass.

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