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. Then one of the other contestants turns up dead. but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.Ĭelaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Thrilling and fierce, Throne of Glass is the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide.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. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival-and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it's there to kill. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her.
The Captain of the Guard will protect her. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J.
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