It all starts with Katsa, the niece of King Randa of the Middluns, She was graced, which was rare throughout the seven kingdoms, with a special ability that allows her to kill anyone, any time of day with any weapon imaginable. However as the story unfolds we see that instead of using her special skills to work as her uncle’s thug she wants to use them for helping others instead of hurting them. So, with the help of Giddon and Oll, her trusted accomplices, she sets off on a mission to rescue Prince Tealiff of the Lienid Kingdom from Murgon’s dungeon. After drugging all the guards in her way Katsa goes on clearing the path in the courtyard for Giddon and Oll so they can carry unconscious Tealiff to safety. But while finishing up the rest of the guards she encounters a Lienid man who she identifies as a graced fighter. …show more content…
After bringing the still unconscious Tealiff to Randa’s castle she brings him to her cousin Prince Raffin, Randa’s son, who knows a great deal about medicines and herbs. They hide away Tealiff in a secret chamber no one else knows he’s there except for Katsa’s council, a secret group that Katsa created to aid the seven kingdoms since the current kings weren’t doing a very good job. When the graced Lienid fighter Katsa fought shows up she discovers that he is Tealiff’s grandson and he’s not that bad. Katsa and The Council are puzzled why Prince Tealiff was kidnapped in the first place.So, after some trouble in King Randa’s court, Katsa releases herself from his power and departs with Po, the Lienid fighter, to find out what’s going on. Po and Katsa turn out to be the ideal duo and soon become much more than partners. Eventually they find out that the plans for Prince Tealiff’s kidnapping came from King Leck’s kingdom,
But after a while, Chord convinces her to get out of bed. But instead of going to school, she goes to the library where she meets Baer, a teacher of weapons training at the school Chord and Luc went to. He takes her to his classroom where he tests her combat skills. After she shows him that she is more than capable of holding her own, then Baer gives her a card that would allow her to become a striker and get better training to kill her alt and be worthy. After some consideration, she goes to become a striker and gets her first assignment. She goes to the house where her target alt is and misses a killing blow to the heart by a few inches. After finishing the job, she runs home as fast as possible, only to be greeted by Chord and another mysterious man. Little did she know that that man, would give her the assignment. Once active, each alt had 1 month to kill the other or both of them would die. She immediately runs away from her home and from Chord to go hide.a few days pass and she gets her first glimpse of her alt. Same as her, exactly, except she had eyes like ice. After not being spotted, she runs away to hide and survive a little
She was a woman grown, seven-and-ten, and wreathed in a cloth-of-silver gown she appeared truly the Lady of the Mists. In her presence Hunt felt ashamed of his status; he was but five-and-ten, though as he was so fond of reminding her, he would be a true man in less than a month. He had made squire two years past, nigh unheard of, chosen by the castle’s castellan, the old veteran Seer Lars Reddan. He had the makings of a chevalier, the great magi of the Lyceum told him, and already he could feel the mana tingling hungrily in his fingertips. Even so, he was a poor boy, the third-born son of a lowly castle knight; his love was a princess, daughter of Torriq the Hammer and promised to another. No, I must not dwell on such things. She is the emperor’s heir; surely she can choose her own
In this 55 chapter book, Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas, a capable and young assassin is called up to the castle in a place that has no magic. She goes to get her freedom back and not because to kill the cruel king. The Crown Prince of Adarlan offers her a chance to get out of the Salt Mines of Endovier. If she can beat the other twenty-three warriors, killers, and thieves in the championship then her crimes will be forgiven. She will be discharged from prison and be the King’s Champion.
father had with Mr.Heron. Tim feels that his loyalty is being divided by his brother,
It is the day of Principessa Serafena’s dokimí and sixteenth birthday were she will be declared of Merrow’s blood, by Alítheia a bronze spider, songcast a complicated songspell and take her betrothal vows to Mahdi, crown prince of Matali, a guy she once loved but thought had turned in to a jerk. At the Dokimí all is going well until all of the sudden Miromara is under attack from above an assassin shoots an arrow inn to the chest of Regina Isabella, Serafena’s mom, and kills her dad. The royal Family of Matali, including Serafena’s best friend Neela Mahdi’s cousin, and Serafena are quickly gotten out of there. The place is still under attack from Blackclaw Dragons
Sarah J. Maas’ first book in a series, Throne of Glass, is about bravery, intelligence, and resilience and reveals the truth about the king and his kingdom. Eighteen-year old Celaena Sardothien is a ruthless, notorious assassin. She served a year of labor in Endovier, the salt mines, for her crimes. Then one day she is offered a deal by the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her freedom if she will act as his champion in the competition to find a royal assassin to carry out the deeds of the King of Ardalan, the king who banished all uses of magic.
Mare Barrow is a strong-willed, quick-witted Red Blood from The Stilts when suddenly her world is turned upside down when the Silver Blood heir to the throne of Norta takes a liking to her as she’s stealing from him behind a bar. Now forced to live a princess’ lie life her only solace is her future husband, the forgotten prince. With the uprising rebel community comes bigger threats regarding the identity Mare is hiding, her family and the life she’s always known.
When a sexy, naked man literally lands in front of Ria Lancaster while she’s out running… Well, that’s what it seems like at the time. One moment there’s a hawk, then a mysterious fog rolls in, and in the next instant there’s a naked man telling her that he’s Prince Kristor from the planet Symtaria and he’s here to take her back with him. Like hell he will! She maces him and runs for her life.
The story line soon takes off when the reader finds Fadlan is forced to play the role of the thirteenth warrior in a quest to destroy the terror that plagues these people.
Kaede’s actions contradict her image and reputation of her being an ordinary fifteen year old, who seemed to be weak on the exterior. This is significant because Kaede’s strength, mentally and physically, gave her the courage to assassinate Lord Iida, the antagonist who many feared or avoided. Unexpectedly, Kaede was able to get rid of Lord Iida, the leader of the Tohan Clan who thought of himself as worthy and invincible. Without much experience as a warrior, Kaede proved her strength as a woman through her daring
Have you ever wondered what the result of a fierce princess and a broken, but functional assassin could achieve if they teamed up? In the book Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Celaena Sardothien is 18 when she gets out of Endovier to compete in a competition to serve the King. Princess Nehemia of Eyllwe hates the King, as does Celaena. When these two girls meet something comes alive in Celaena.
Celaena Sardothien was once the Assassin of Adarlan. She was the most feared assassin in the world. One night she got captured and wound up imprisoned in Endovier, where criminals work in the salt mines. Most people don’t last a few months in Endovier but Celaena lasted a whole year. One day, she is called on by the Crown Prince, Dorian. They make a deal that is Celaena tests her abilities against 24 others to compete to become the King’s Champion. If she wins, after a few years of her serving, Dorian promises to reward her with money and set her free. Celaena agrees and is brought to the castle by Dorian and the Captain of the Royal Guard, Chaol. She cannot let people find out who she really is so she pretends to be someone else, Lady Lillian. When Celaena arrives, she begins training.
First and foremost, a crucial theme embedded is rebellion. The King of Adarlan is recognized as a megalomaniac, from his own son to the prisoners in Callaculla. He is on a quest to conquer all of Erilea. But in order to do so, he is in need of somebody to do all of his dirty work, and that is when Celaena comes into the light. Her task is to kill the King's enemies. Conversely, she disobeys direct orders. "I haven't killed any of the people the king commanded me to assassinate" (184). When she consults it with her friend Chaol, he is livid. If the king finds out, he will force Chaol to kill Celaena as punishment for being her friend. Chaol attempts to talk sense into Celaena by calling those men “traitors to the crown.” She scoffs, "Traitors. For refusing to grovel before a conqueror? For sheltering escaped slaves trying to get home? For daring to believe in a world that’s better than this gods-forsaken
Celaena Sardothien Is the main character, is a teenager who from an early age was trained in all the arts and ways of killing a person by the King of the assassins, who a few years later betrayed her and sent her to Endovier. After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines, is dragged before the Prince Dorian, who offers her, her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
At a party, Ember’s friend GINA is cruel to a slave and Ember punches her and has her sent to the dungeon. Ronard and Jewel’s husband, BADIR, fight against the rebels. They hold Sami’s sister, TRISH, as a personal