The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin and the Empire is a novella in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas.

The Throne of Glass series is a collection of fantasy novels that follow the journey of Celaena Sardothien, an infamous assassin with a tumultuous past, as she navigates treacherous political intrigue, deadly competitions, and powerful magic in the kingdom of Adarlan.

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Throne of Glass: Novella

Genre: Fantasy

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Buy: Amazon

Published: 2012

Book Blurb

Celaena Sardothien is the assassin with everything: a place to call her own, the love of handsome Sam, and, best of all, freedom. But Celaena won’t be truly free until she is far away from her old master, Arobynn Hamel-so she and Sam decide to take a last daring assignment that will liberate them forever.

And that’s how Celaena learns that having everything means that everything can be taken away.

About the Author

Sarah J. Maas is the New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City series. Sarah J. Maas books have sold millions of copies and are published in thirty-seven languages.

Often hailed the queen of fantasy, Sarah J. Maas is a New York native, currently living in Philadelphia.

Throne of Glass Novellas

The Assassin and the Empire is one of four novellas featured in The Assassin’s Blade collection. All four novellas are prequels to the main series and so are set before the events of the first book, Throne of Glass. I would recommend reading the novellas in the following order: