Age Group: 12+ Years

Description:

Before she became the King's Champion, Celaena Sardothien was already her kingdom's most feared killer-for-hire. This collection of five interconnected prequel novellas charts her earlier years in the service of the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming, manipulative master, Arobynn Hamel — the only authority Celaena answers to, and the man she most longs to escape. Dispatched on missions that carry her from the lair of a pirate lord to the searing heat of a hostile desert, she begins to act on her own conscience, questioning her loyalties and discovering she feels far more than friendship for her fellow assassin, Sam Cortland. But defying Arobynn invites unimaginable punishment, and every act of rebellion puts both her freedom and her life at risk. Action-packed and emotionally charged, these stories reveal the betrayals and heartbreak that forged a legend.