The Assassin’s Blade
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s
Year: 2014
Genre: Fantasy
Age: YA 13+
***This review & book contain spoilers from the original series Throne of Glass...read at your own risk!***
This is a book compilation of five Throne of Glass novellas
previously only available on ebook. It contains The Assassin & the Pirate
Lord, The Assassin & the Healer, The Assassin & the Desert, The
Assassin & the Underworld, & The Assassin & the Empire.
In the first story The Assassin & the Pirate Lord we are
introduced to Sam, the fellow assassin that Celaena loved & lost. They have
been sent to a remote island called Skulls Bay that is infamous for a giant
chain stretched across its bay called Ship Breaker that keeps out unwanted
guests. Arobynn Hamel the leader of the ruthless Assassin’s Guild in Rifthold
has sent Sam & Celaena to meet with the Lord of Pirates Captain Rolfe. They
are to complete a deal between the two men to buy 100 slaves & bring them
back to Rifthold. But Celaena has other plans & Sam is willing to help her
no matter what…
In the second story The Assassin & the Healer Celaena
has been punished after ruining the deal with Captain Rolfe. She is sent to The
Red Desert to be trained by the Master of The Silent Assassin’s. But before she
makes the journey she stays in the port town of Melisande at a fine
establishment called the White Pig Inn. There she meets a barmaid whose ancestry
runs deep with healer blood. The two strike up an unlikely friendship &
Celaena teaches the young healer girl a thing or two about handing the unruly
men in the bar.
In the third tale The Assassin & the Desert Celaena
makes it to The Silent Assassin’s where she isn’t immediately welcomed by the
master. But she does become friends with a girl named Ansel from the flatlands
of Briarcliff. Ansel is there to learn skills from the Mute Master & get
revenge from her family’s death. But it isn’t long before Celaena finds out
what Ansel is really up to. Ansel has a deal with Lord Berick to attack the
Silent Assassin’s in exchange for an army of men for her revenge. But Celanea
has other plans.
In the fourth tale The Assassin & the Underworld we
travel back to Rifthold & get to see Sam Courtland again. In exchange for
her services to the Mute Master Celaena was given three giant trunks of gold.
She uses the newly found wealth to buy freedom from Arobynn for Sam & herself.
Sam & Celaena move out of the Assassin’s Keep & into an apartment above
a warehouse in the slums.
In the final story The Assassin & the Empire we learn
how Celaena ended up in the salt mines of Endovier as a slave which is where we
first meet her in Throne of Glass. After separating themselves from Arobynn,
Sam & Celeana have one more job to do before they leave the Guild &
Rifthold behind the forever & move to the Southern continent. But thanks to
a trick Arobynn has up his sleeve, driven by his jealously of Sam, neither of
them will make it to a new life.
Likes: I think the compilation of books into one makes it
easy for fans of the series to enjoy the previously only ebook stories.
The stories really enhance the background of Celaena &
Sam’s story. You find out where she starts, how she ends up a slave, & how she
& Sam fall in love.
We finally find out why Celaena has a burning hatred for the
King of the Assassin’s.
Dislikes: This isn’t a bad aspect of the story beacause it’s
good to finally know the truth, but it’s sad…Sam’s death & Arobynn’s involvement.
Rating:
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