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The Assassin and the Desert (2012)

von Sarah J. Maas

Reihen: Throne of Glass (0.3)

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Fantasy. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: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.
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In questo secondo racconto Celaena Sardothien viene spedita nel deserto come punizione per non aver obbedito ad Arobynn e dovrà allenarsi con il Maestro Muto dei Sicari Silenziosi.

Non so bene cosa pensare di questo Maestro Muto (per modo di dire): da una parte mette in evidenza un modo diverso di addestrare assassini, dall'altro sembra affetto dalla stessa ingenuità di Celaena. Per quanto la sua spiegazione degli eventi sia sensata, mi ha lasciato un retrogusto di inverosimiglianza.

Un assassino, soprattutto un Maestro, dovrebbe essere scaltro. Il Maestro Silenzioso dà l'idea di essere un nonno bonario che ha messo su una scuola per assassini “nobili”, cioè pronti a lottare in nome di qualche buon principio. In contrasto con la scuola di Arobynn, che ha messo su assassini per fare soldi e giochi di potere.

Sembra tutto molto – troppo – accomodante: avendo scelto un'assassina come protagonista, l'autrice sembra volerle dare troppi scrupoli. Avrei preferito un'eroina indipendente con un codice morale personalizzato (e poco incline a strizzare l'occhio a ciò che il lettore potrebbe ritenere giusto): di certo, l'avrebbe resa più interessante. ( )
  lasiepedimore | Aug 28, 2023 |
Better than the last one, for sure. The character is actually beginning to grow. I think this story would have been better combined with the last novella, mostly because there was no personal growth in the previous book. I enjoyed watching the main character grow, and the twist at the end was no what I was expecting. Interesting read and a vast improvement on my view of the series as a whole. ( )
  MinaSmith12345 | Jan 26, 2022 |
4.5 stars.
I liked this novella very much. I liked the characters and the plot was entertaining. The few YA elements didn't bother me (Celaena has been arrogant only sometimes, for example).
The more I read of Celaena, the more I can't wait to read The Throne of Glass. ( )
  Sara_Lucario | Oct 19, 2021 |
This is one of the best books in the TOG series. Must-read. ( )
  DarkSire | Jul 20, 2021 |
Great novella, fantastic and very atmospheric setting which reminded me if Kill Bill *shrug* I couldn't help myself :) Review to come! ( )
  kara-karina | Nov 20, 2015 |
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Fantasy. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: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.

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