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Loading... The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas (edition 2015)by Sarah J. Maas (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Although it’s been effectively impossible to avoid spoilers for this series, given its popularity, this book still managed to blow me away. What a beginning. What an ending. ( ) A collection of novellas, covering Celaena from age 16 as she confronts a pirate about the mission from her master through when she's sentenced to the salt mines of Endovier. I've no idea the timing of when they were originally released (as ebooks), but it feels like a natural enough progression with nods to the previous story as it goes on. From my other reviews, y'all know I'm not very fond of Celaena, and I guess if we're demonstrating how much she's grown over time, bb!assassin Celaena is a brat. Through other characters she's made aware of how selfish/pampered she is, and yet still has a heart of gold to Do Right by the smallfolk, even if she bemoans living somewhere without running water or luxuries. It's okay to have unlikable protagonists, but I feel like it works better if the author really convinces me that there's growth, that one Power of Friendship isn't going to instantly turn the ship around. Probably should individually put notes for each novella: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord- 16 year old Celaena is v. v. smug about being the World's Best Assassin (or Adarlan's anyway, but who cares about the rest of the world amirite) but she finds out the deal between her master & this pirate guy involves slaves and because it's wrong and she's got an inner heart o' gold, works to free them. The Assassin and the Healer- Very short. One shot of Celaena in a podunk town as she travels en route to the southwestern part of the continent for training after failing to complete the pirate deal. She's disdainful of the village and bored enough to go out and find fights to get into, but saves the barmaid and gives her the means to escape to where she's meant to be. Still don't really get how Celaena squares 'blending in' with her love of finery, but maybe it's because she's 17 idk. The Assassin and the Desert- hooboy. Lots of interesting elements here, a whole other assassin school/compound that does things a lil' differently out in the desert. Unfortunately, the novella smacks of orientalism (in the truly classical sense) with racing horses through the desert, a mute master training her to move like animals, admiring embroidered shoes in the market, etc. It's not enough for me to go "bluh this is trash" but I wonder if anyone else noticed it... I digress from the main point though: Celaena makes her first true female friend, a mirror in many ways, but then betrayal happens. Foil is very much who Celaena could've become had she made other choice, but even Celaena draws the line somewhere. I'd love a series set here, but I wouldn't trust Maas to do it justice. The Assassin and the Underground- We finally see Celaena on her home turf, at the height of her Adarlan's Assassin form. While she's grateful for what she learned in the desert, she sighs in relief at coming back to "civilization" aka her silks and jewels- at least she's consistent? I once again question how good she is at infiltrating fancy parties if she also wants to wear exquisite gowns, and although she's the Bestest Teen Assassin she once again belatedly realizes she acted on the wrong information and was betrayed by someone close. How does she keep missing obvious set ups? [rhetorical, she just doesn't do enough research]. Sam's declaration of love feels sudden- maybe if the reader's in Celaena's shoes it's not obvious but... eh. Teenage feelings? The Assassin and the Empire- We begin with the Skyrim opening, Celaena chained in a cart on her way to Endovier. We then back up eleven days and cover the One Last Job she and Sam take (though mostly Sam) to earn enough money for them to leave Rifthold and start over somewhere else. As we saw in the previous novella, Celaena loves this city and its amenities- indoor plumbing if you can afford it! The theater! Her favorite shops! but Sam correctly points out as long as they try to be independent of the Assassin's Guild, they're never truly free. Unfortunately for them, this job is ALSO A SET UP and they're betrayed. There's a theme here... I can kinda sympathize with Celaena in that nice things are nice to have, but if it were between that and independence... girl weigh your priorities. :/ I don't like DNFing so still going to continue reading the series. I’m not generally a fan is prequels, and Assassin’s Blade was no exception. While it was interesting to learn more of Celaena’s backstory, I was not captivated by these novellas. I’d consider dropping the series here except I’ve heard too many good things about the remainder of the Throne of Glass series. Leuk en spannende verhalen. Ik heb de andere verhalen van de glazen troon serie nog niet gelezen maar ik kijk naar uit. In deze kortverhalen wordt het leven van Celaena beschreven een sluipmoordenaar. Het eerste verhaal gaat over een missie met slaven. Ze moeten een schip vol slaven brengen naar hun meester Arobynn. Celaene wil dit echter niet doen en zal de slaven bevrijden samen met Sam haar collega. Het lukt hun maar Arobynn is woedend en straft hen beiden. In het tweede verhaal en derde wordt Celaene naar de woestijn verbannen door Arobynn als straf voor haar eerdere daden. Ze mag niet terug zolang ze geen aanbevelingsbrief heeft van de meester van de tempel van de stille sluipmoordenaar. Al snel blijkt dat in de woestijn niet alles rustig en kalm is. De tempel wordt namelijk door een van de volgers verraden. Celaene weet een ramp te voorkomen en krijgt haar aanbevelingsbrief. In boek 4 zijn we terug bij de sluipmoordenaarsgilde. Celeana krijgt een opdracht om twee delen van een lijst te bemachtigen van schuiladressen van slaven. Hierdoor komt ze diep in de problemen en Sam kan haar maar net op tijd redden. Uiteindelijk blijkt dat de personen die ze moet vermoorden de beschermers zijn van de slaven en dat Arobynn de lijst wil om de slaven te kunnen onderwerpen. Ze verbrand dan ook de ene helft van de lijst en slaagt dus niet in haar missie waardoor Arobynn niet blij is. In boek 5 zijn Sam en Celeana geliefden en willen ze zich vrijkopen uit de gilde. Om zich vrij te kunnen kopen moeten ze nog 1 missie voltooien. Deze missie mislukt echter en er is geen goed einde voor Celeane. Sam sterft, en Celeane wordt in de val gelokt door Arobynn en opgesloten en verbannen naar de zoutmijnen van Endovier als straf voor het vermoorden van een belangrijk man. no reviews | add a review
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In these five prequel novellas to "Throne of Glass," feared assassin Celaena embarks on daring missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny. No library descriptions found. |
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