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a b Maas, Sarah (April 14, 2011). "I hear music…Mighty fine music…". Let The Words Flow. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012 . Retrieved February 24, 2012.If you can learn to endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it- to love it. Some endure it through drowning it in sorrow, or by making themselves forget. Others turn it into anger.”

Kaltain Rompier: Kaltain is a young lady who comes from a family that is fairly rich. She comes to the palace as the guest of Duke Perrington so she can get close to Dorian and marry him. She is willing to do anything to become Dorian's bride and to be in a position of power. She is imprisoned by Perrington and given to a Valg prince, who she secretly destroys. She has a rare form of magic called shadowfire. Later in the series, she gives Elide Lochan a Wyrdkey, then destroys herself along with a part of Morath. [22] This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)As Celaena arrives in the Red Desert, she begins her punishment: training with the Silent Assassins, and earning a letter of recommendation from their leader, the Mute Master. This was such a fleshed out, well written story, and while reading this one, I remember thinking to myself that this was where the real story telling in this collection began. I loved getting to know the ins and outs of the Silent Assassins and their homes, as well as watching Celaena’s friendship with Ansel come into form. Most of all, I enjoyed the world-building that was given in bits here and there, like the story of Spidersilk.

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Reviews

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. The members in my Facebook group rave about the tandem read though. It’s their absolute favorite way to read those books. Crown of Midnight". Accelerated Reader Bookfinder. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023 . Retrieved January 2, 2018. Best of the Best". Goodreads. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved October 12, 2021.