#123 in Young adult
The Assassin's Blade
- 462
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Assassin’s Blade” gathers five linked novellas set before “Throne of Glass”, and their value lies in showing Celaena as she was: stubborn, sure of herself and slow to see what her choices cost. The early stories are brisk adventure; the last is the one readers remember, and it hurts. It can be read first or mid-series, and either way it deepens the main books. Some wish one key relationship had been given more room.
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About the book
The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend. A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling - and deadly - world.
Reading order · Throne of Glass
Full order & progress →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 1,058 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 19 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 1K | 98% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Assassin's Blade for?
The Assassin's Blade sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 462 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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