The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass #0.1
Feared assassin Celaena is sent to collect a pirate lord's debt — until she discovers it's paid in slaves.
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Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. Celaena Sardothien has been sent by the Assassin's Guild to a remote island in a tropical sea in order to collect on a debt owed by the Lord of the Pirates. But when Celaena learns that the agreed payment is not in money, but in slaves, her mission suddenly changes-and she will risk everything to right the wrong she's been sent to bring about.
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