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After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
- Sales Rank: #942 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-08-07
- Released on: 2012-08-07
- Format: Kindle eBook
Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best Teen Book of the Month, August 2012: Adarlan’s Assassin was the most feared killer in the world--until she was captured and sent to a prison labor camp to rot. But when the Prince needs a skilled fighter to battle in the royal court and become the King’s Champion, he pulls the assassin out of prison only to find she is a blonde 18-year-old girl. Celaena is as beautiful as she is deadly and she jumps at the chance to earn her freedom. Her mission seems straightforward: be the last (wo)man standing at the end of the competition. What she doesn’t expect is to develop feelings for the two men protecting her and to make an unlikely ally in a princess. Sarah J. Maas’ debut is stunning from beginning to end. Throne of Glass stands-out because of its memorable setting (there is actually a castle made of glass), strong characters, and continuous heart-stopping action sequences. Celaena is a heroine as memorable for her fighting abilities as she is for her quick wit and large heart and I can’t wait to see her grow and change throughout this exciting new series. --Caley Anderson
From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up-Celaena Sardothien may be young in years, but she has seen more than most men twice her age. She was raised to be an assassin and until her capture and imprisonment in the salt mines of Endovier, she was known as the Assassin of Adarlan and feared the world over. No one lasts long in the mines, and when she is offered the possibility of release in exchange for a mandatory, four-year conscription as a hired assassin to the king who conquered and enslaved her people, she has no choice but to comply and play a brutal game to win back the chance at freedom. In order to succeed she needs to outfight, outplay, and outlast 23 men in a competition that many would not survive. There are other forces at work as well: an ancient and outlawed magic that she doesn't understand; fellow competitors turning up murdered; and the three very different men who are attracted to her and frightened by her. Maas has created a strong and sympathetic character in Celaena, who is able to best men in a fight but is laid low by the return of her monthly cycle. The world-building is complex, as is the political intrigue. Fans of Tamora Pierce will find a lot to love here and will wait eagerly for the next installment.-Genevieve Gallagher, Charlottesville High School, VAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review
“Readers seeking the political intrigue of Kristen Cashore's Graceling and its sequels or the deadly competition at the heart of The Hunger Games will find both in Maas's strong debut novel. . . . The verve and freshness of the narration make for a thrilling read.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A teenage assassin, a rebel princess, menacing gargoyles, supernatural portals and a glass castle prove to be as thrilling as they sound. . . . Celaena is still just a teenager trying to forge her way, giving the story timelessness. This commingling of comedy, brutality and fantasy evokes a rich alternate universe with a spitfire young woman as its brightest star.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas is a tale full of surprises and shadows, where deadly seeds are sown with the promise of more danger to come. A fascinating glimpse into the dark side of Cinderella.” ―Colleen Houck, the NYT Bestselling author of the Tiger's Curse series
Most helpful customer reviews
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
if you haven't read anything by Maas yet, start with ACOTAR and don't look back
By Anna
I bought this book out of curiosity having just finished two installments from Maas' Court series, but I'm a little disappointed. I couldn't help comparing the two series and I have to admit, the Court, especially when you delve into the second book, is much better in terms of worldbuilding and characterization.
Here, I couldn't get a grasp on Celeana's personality. She has a background that seems incompatible with her thought patterns and actions we see during the story, and for me, she precariously balances on the unbelievability line. She's supposed to be a widely renowned assassin trained from childhood, who endured much hardship including a year as a slave, yet after a few chapters, it all somehow disspiates. And although I understand the author wanted to show us she's more than that, that despite all there's still goodness and positiveness in her, I don't think it was executed as good as it could. (Feyre's much better defined and believable, although she too has a hard bg story, and here too, the author wanted to show us she's more than that)
Another complaint I have is against the court life in the castle. It seemed painted with too broad strokes. While you could recognize the shapes and colours of what it tried to present, the moment you looked too close it all turns into blurred mess. There seemed to be little consequence to minor characters like guards, there's practically no mention of the staff and/or servants. There's no guards/servants gossip going on. Nobody cares. Celaena walks about the castle and the park with Nehemia and there's no encounters with other castle-dwellers. Except for Kaltain and Perrington, the aristocracy and courtiers exist only at the feasts and balls. The Champion Tournament is supposed to be a hush-hush, and I remember reading a passage how even the queen has no idea what's going on, yet the final duel is held outside on the castle grounds in the king's presence. It all gives an impression of a faded, stitched-once-too-many-times tapestry. And then there's the Philippa woman, who I seriously have no idea why the author even bothered to include in this story since we saw her in about four randomly selected scenes. She was the devide that was needed to bring the dress and the mask for the ball and that's basically it. I haven't seen any plausible relationship building between her and Celaena. Any noticeable presence on a daily basis. (this is very different with Alys in ACOTAR)
This brings me to Chaol, who I understand is very young for having been appointed the captain of the guard, but this does not help when all I see is just a male character with randomly applied title. He doesn't feel like the man in the position he's supposed to hold. He could've been anybody else in the palace, but happened to be made the captain, because it was the excuse the author needed to make him interact with Celaena.
That being said, I probably will read the next book, if only to check if the world and characters become more solid and defined, as I understand this book was written in 2012 and it was the first break for the author. But that will be the only chance I'm willing to give this series
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
One of my favorite book/series ever.
By The Addicted Bibliophile
I own the audible and physical copy of this book. No Spoilers
OK so this book begins with Celeana being locked up in Endovier for the past year. And the prince and his Captain of the Guard go to offer her a choice: to be his fighter to participate in a royal contest to be the Kings Champion or she can stay in the salt mine prison. She jumps at the chance to win her freedom and to be the killer that she is so feared as, an assassin, all she has to do is be the last person standing. But along the way people are ending up dead. This book has everything you would want from an Assassins meets Cinderella. It has Secret Passages, ghosts, magic, action.. omg so much action, romance, but not as much as you would have thought. I love how this book seamlessly takes the plot lines that began in the novellas and picked them up and just weaved them into the new plot.
Now Celaena, a very young assassin, is 16 or 17, I think many people who dislike this book forget this. They pretend that at that age you are mature and all of your priorities are straight. Well they are not and I think Maas did an amazing job portraying this accurately. I had to remind myself how old she was supposed to be. And even if she had been through so much in her short life I that she still seems to act her age. She owns her damaged self and doesn't let you pity her. She doesn't let the bad things that have happen to her break her or own her. That is my favorite part about her. She takes her life by the horns and keeps going. Bigger and better than ever. I love how cocky, practical, sarcastic she was and her sense of humor.
"My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid."
The ending, the world, the characters, the story though... no words. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I just ask you keep in mind the character is 16-17 and will act like one. Everyone is hiding something and there is plenty of action, along with a brief love triangle. Everything that makes a YA book well, a young adult book. As the story grows so does the characters and the story and before you know it you will be so engrossed you cannot put it down.
68 of 77 people found the following review helpful.
SHOULD I KILL YOU OR PUT MAKE UP ON?
By Sesho
Celaena Sardothian, the greatest assassin in Ardalan, has been in the Salt Mines of Endovier doing hard labor for a year and has somehow survived. The place isn't so much a prison as a concentration camp where the worst of the worst are sent to die. So she's more than eager to get out when the Crown Prince of the country, Dorian Havilliard, shows up to offer her a deal to gain her freedom.
There is a tournament to become the King's Champion and Dorian wants to sponsor her for the competition. What exactly is the King's Champion's job? To do the dirty work of the king...in effect to become the OFFICIAL state assassin and to apply the muscle to those who do not want to cooperate with the king's plans. Namely, to conquer the whole world. He's already taken over a good bit of it and one of his first acts was to outlaw magic. Those who refused to stop practicing it were killed in one or another brutal way or at the least, imprisoned. The current king is akin to a Hitler-like figure.
There are 24 entrants in the King's Champion tournament, each of which are sponsored by a noble or other notable of the king's court. The deal Dorian makes with Celaena is that she must win first of all. Then she must serve his father for 4 years, and be paid well at that, and then she is a free woman. She has two problems. First, if she loses, it's back to the Salt Mines for her, so failure is not an option. Secondly, Celaena HATES the king, who is responsible for raping and pillaging her homeland. Even if she wins, how can she bring herself to serve and protect the man that has killed and subjugated her people? But it's the only deal she has so she takes it.
I had always seen this series in the book stores and always thought the covers looked really cool and that with so many books, it MUST be good. Problem is the cover is VERY deceiving. From the looks of Throne of Glass, Celaena looks like a sexy and dangerous dark elf who is very pissed and would kill you rather than look at you. Maybe the first few pages of the book set the tone for that kind of character but I knew it was going south when Celaena is first brought before Prince Dorian at the Salt Mines.
So just think, Celaena has been in the Salt Mines for a YEAR, not fed very well, working in the mines from before dawn to after sunset, and at some points is tortured. It really is a concentration camp type setup to be worked to death. So imagine my surprise when Celaena's first impression of
Dorian is how hot he is and how she must look so unglamorous with her unkempt hair and dirty skin! I mean do you think anyone in that environment for a year is gonna be in the mood for love?
More awful moments like that pop up through the book. Celaena likes good clothes and likes good food and reading. In fact, she seems more worried about what she will be wearing at the palace and what books they have in their library instead of honing her mind for combat and training her body after a year's neglect. In fact, more of the novel is spent on the love triangle between Celaena, Dorian, and Captain Chaol of the Royal Guard than the nuts and bolts of the King's Champion tournament.
Celaena looks NOTHING like she does on the cover. She has blonde hair! And yes, I'm sure she was pale from working in the minds, but not like a freakin cave fish or dark elf. She never really comes off as badass as she appears on the cover either. In fact, she seems naive and squeamish and way too happy to have been an assassin most of her life. She gets grossed out by dead bodies of all things! SHE'S AN ASSASSIN! HOW IS SHE GROSSED OUT BY DEAD BODIES?? So her entire character just seemed so uneven and constructed more by events around her than being the instigator of the action.
The romance aspects of the book are crummy. I don't know how many times Celaena "batted her eyelashes" but it happened a lot. The original cover for this book is a more realistic representation of the character and what kind of novel this is. It shows a beautiful blonde headed girl with normal skin tone looking at the reader with the only hint of danger being a small dagger in an armband. I get it, badass girls are selling right now, so make the girl LOOK as badass on the cover as you can, but don't LIE! I will say that when the insipid romance were not on the scene, the action sequences were well written. But why should I have to endure the dumber aspects of the book to get to those? I have read that the series does get better so I'm going to give book 2 a chance because overall I enjoyed this book more than I disliked it. It was just too inconsistent with the false marketing of this novel.
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