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Violence
Some
Assassin violence, combat, and threat of death; slave trade setting
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic tension between Celaena and Sam; nothing sexually explicit
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological weight of slavery and conflicted loyalty to a morally corrupt institution
What this book is about
Eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien and her fellow assassin Sam Cortland travel to the Red Desert as guild representatives to a slave auction, where Celaena's growing moral compass puts her at odds with both the slavers and the guild that trained her — a Throne of Glass prequel novella.
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Slavery themes
Assassin violence
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