Inalandwithoutmagic,wherethekingruleswithanironhand,anassassinissummonedtothecastle.Shecomesnottokilltheking,buttowinherfreedom.Ifshedefeatstwenty-threekillers,thieves,andwarriorsinacompetition,sheisreleasedfromprisontoserveastheking’schampion.HernameisCelaenaSardothien.TheCrownPrincewillprovokeher.TheCaptainoftheGuardwillprotecther.Butsomethingevildwellsinthecastleofglass--andit’stheretokill.Whenhercompetitorsstartdyingonebyone,Celaena’sfightforfreedombecomesafightforsurvival,andadesperatequesttorootouttheevilbeforeitdestroysherworld.
