Assassin's Blade

04/17/25 • 71 min

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas is a collection of prequel novellas leading up to the first novel in the Throne of Glass series.

We join Celaena Sardothien as her conscious gets the better of her and she starts rebelling against the King of the Assassins unknowingly starting her own downfall from her place as Adarlan's Assassin.
Join Jen and Ellie as they dive into the underworld, discuss what prequels add (or remove) from a narrative, and detour to the best horses for a desert.

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas is a collection of prequel novellas leading up to the first novel in the Throne of Glass series.

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"Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart."

Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas, and we stay with Celaena as she navigates going from Adarlans Assassin to the Kings Champion and finding where her allegiances lie.

Jen and Ellie discuss how the world expands, the use of tropes and construction of plot, and most importantly, would they jump through a portal to another dimension for a puppy?

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"Once upon a time,” she said to him, to the world, to herself, “in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom . . . very much."

Heir of Fire is the third book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas, and we see the world expand as Celaena seeks to bargain with Maeve, Queen of the Fae of Doranelle, and Chaol and Dorian struggle through their new realities in Rifthold where threats lie around every corner.

Join Jen and Ellie as they discuss the craft of expanding a story world, whether they stood a chance against Maeve, and how they feel about the fantasy genres' blatant disregard for the Geneva convention!