Throne of Glass (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Celaena Sardothien: Main character, consider Adarlan's greatest assassin, 18 years old with green/blue/grayish eyes and golden hair. She is from Terrasen and is one of the competitors sponsored by Prince Dorian.
• Dorian Havilliard: Crown Prince of Adarlan, 19 years old, achingly handsome with raven black hair and striking blue eyes. Is known to have a reputation with the ladies.
• Chaol Westfall: Captain of the Royal Guard, 22 years old, not execesively handsome with close cropped chestnut hair and golden brown eyes.
• Nehemiah Ytger: She's the Princess of Eyllwe, is described as stunningly beautiful, long, lean, brave with creamy brown skin and brown eyes.
• Rosamund: a girl Dorian courted
• Verin Ysslych: Thief. one of the competitors
• Elena Galathynius Havilliard: first queen of Adarlan
• Lillian Gordaina: Celaena's fake name in the competition. Jewel theif from Bellhaven
• Georgina Havilliard: Current queen of Adarlan, mother of Hollin and Dorian Havilliard
• Brannon: Add a description of this character.
• Sven: one of the competitors that dies when he tried to escape
• Philippa Spindlehead
• Hollin Havilliard: Dorian's little brother, kind of a problem child
• Pelor: the youngest assasin. One of the competitors
• Ned Clement: A muderer. gone for 3 years under the name Scythe, for the weapon he'd used to torture and hack apart temple priestesses. One of the competitors
• Xavier Forul: Master theif of Melisande. one of the competitors
• Deanna: goddess of the hunt and maidens
• Gavin Havilliard
• Ress: a guard
• Princess Nehemia Ytger: Princess of Eyllwe
• Fleetfoot: name of a puppy Dorian gives to Celaena
• Theodus Brullo: weapons master, judge of the competition
• Bill Chastain: nicknamed the Eye Eater, because be ate the eyes of his victims. one of the competitors
• Renault: red-haired mercenary. One of the competitors
• Lord Garnel
• King of Adarlan: Is the King of Adarlan, has black hair, broad chest, deep and raspy voice and is a cold hearted ruthless tyrant conqueror.
• Cain: One of the competitors, sponsor by Duke Perrington. Described as having a tanned face, full of muscle with obsidian eyes and from White Fang Mountains.
• Otho: a courtier
• Nox Owen: Young and averagely handsome, has gray eyes and dark hair. Is a master thief from Perranth and one of the competitors.
• Kaltain Rompier: Stunningly beautiful, 18 years old, wealthy, has a narrow waist with raven black hair and white skin. She's infatuated with the Prince and is from Bellhaven.
• Duke Perrington: Has orange reddish thinning hair with obsidian eyes, sponsor of Cain, vicious, suitor of Kaltain and right hand and cousin of the King of Adarlan.
• Sam Cortland: Old friend of Celeana and fellow assassin.
• Arobynn Hamel: Celaena and Sam's old ruthless master assassin.
• Grave: an assassin, one of the competitors
• Erilea
• Terrasen

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• “Everything has a purpose. You were meant to come to this castle, just as you were meant to be an assassin, to learn the skills necessary to survive.”

• “He loved her, and no empire, no king and no earthly fear would keep him from her.”

• “He stared her down, quiet for a moment. “Are you that arrogant?” She bristled, but he went on. “It was foolish to spar with you just now. I’ll admit that I hadn’t realized you’d be that good. Thankfully, no one noticed. And do you know why?” He took a step closer, his voice lowering. “Because you’re a pretty little girl. Because you’re a nobody jewel thief from a small city in Fenharow. Look around.” He half-turned to the other champions. “Is anyone staring at you? Are any of them sizing you up? No. Because you’re not real competition. Because you don’t stand between them and whatever freedom or wealth they’re looking for.””

• “Exactly! It’s insulting."“It’s smart that’s what it is. And you’re going to keep a low profile throughout this entire competition. You’re not going to excel, and you’re not going to trounce those thieves and soldiers and unknown assassins. You’re going to stay in the middle, where no one will look your way, because you’re not a threat, because they’ll think that you’ll be eliminated sooner or later, and they should focus their attention on getting rid of bigger, stronger, faster champions like Cain.”

• ““I can look out for myself,” she said lightly, taking his hand. “But I have to say that you’re rather brilliant, Captain. So brilliant, actually, that I might give you one of the jewels I plan to steal from the queen tonight.””

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• Eyllwe
• Rifthold
• Crown Prince
• Endovier
• Wyrdmark
• Erilea
• Bellhaven
• Yulemas
• Perranth
• White Fang Mountains
• Calaculla
• Great Hall

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Followed by Crown of Midnight.

Preceded by The Assassin and the Empire.

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1. Sarah J. Maas (Author)

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13 and up

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• Books › Teens › Series
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense

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