Throne of glass novels

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries...

"Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Embracing her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, Celaena returns to the empire--for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past."-- Provided by publisher.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq arrive in Antica to forge an alliance and to seek healing for Chaol's wounds. Yrene Towers has no desire to heal Chaol, but she has sworn an oath to help those in need. However, before long Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene are drawn into a political plot that will take all they have to save themselves and their friends. Meanwhile, deep in the mountains is the key to their world's survival--or doom.

In these five prequel novellas to Throne of glass, feared assassin Celaena embarks on daring missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny.