Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. In these action-packed novellas - together in one edition for the first time - Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the tyrannous. But she is acting against Arobynn's orders and could suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery. Will Celaena ever be truly free?
Includes: Assassin and the Pirate Lord, Assassin and the Desert, Assassin and the Underworld, Assassin and the Empire and the new Assassin and the Healer.
Assassin's Blade
We were always given a glimpse into the life of Celaena Sardothien in the series of Throne of Glass but never fully understood what she went through or how serious and complicated her relationship with Sam was or the twisted nature of Arobynn. It was in the Dead Islands Celaena found herself working with Sam to set about a course of actions that is dear to her heart and her instinct in protecting the weak and vulnerable. It caused a chain of events that sent her to train with the Mute Master, though there were more complications then that. She made friends against her better judgement and found herself beginning to relax and enjoy there company. But it seems Celaena could not find a break there either and soon was sent back home to take control of her life and make some radical decisions that sent her down the path that we have read and come to love. Her intelligence and background have been shed before us to reveal her motives and ideas.
Reviewed by 35ta
QBD, 23/10/2014
