Throne of Glass

In a kingdom where magic has vanished, the assassin Celaena Sardothien is summoned to the royal castle—not to kill, but to fight for her freedom. Chosen to compete against twenty-three criminals in a deadly contest to become the King’s Champion, she must survive brutal trials and hidden dangers. As the Crown Prince challenges her, the Captain of the Guard protects her, and a foreign princess befriends her, a dark force within the castle begins murdering the contestants. Celaena’s battle soon turns into a struggle for survival and a mission to uncover the evil threatening the entire realm.