Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance.

If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade... knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life.

A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling-and deadly-world.

Included in this volume: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, The Assassin and the Healer, The Assassin and the Desert, The Assassin and the Underworld, The Assassin and the Empire.

Chris and Saul were orphans, raised in a Philadelphia school for boys. Their bond of friendship was strong, and they were devoted to a mysterious man called Eliot. He visited them, brought them candy, and treated them like sons. But there was more—he trained them to be assassins.

Now, Eliot is trying desperately to have them killed. This classic espionage thriller spans the globe and decades of CIA history. It's a tale of fierce loyalty and violent betrayal, of murders coolly executed, and revenge bitterly, urgently desired.

From the master of high action, David Morrell, comes a story that changed the way spy novels were written, combining the British tradition of authentic espionage tradecraft with the American tradition of non-stop action.