The Killing Grounds by Simon Corn (Assassin#1)
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Overview: The war is over. The world is in turmoil. A small city state on the coast of a once great country, fights for its very existence. Three families, torn asunder by bigotry and greed, hold the fate of every citizen in the palm of their hands. Only the most powerful Guilds have the influence to challenge their decisions, but the strongest of the Guilds stands aloof, without bias, protected by the fortress they call home. The assassins. But there are those that look at the Guild with envious eyes, and secretly plot against them.
A senior Lord assassin retires his spotter. No record of the kill, no bounty to be paid, so the boy had to go. His replacement, Alara Du Preeze, is an Arian by birth and a magic user by right, but the assassin has no time for her kind and sees the skill as an abomination brought on by fall out from the wars. Alara fights for his recognition and the assassin rewards her by making her his apprentice.
Thirty-three other apprentices await her in the barracks of the guild house, but only five positions will be on offer at the end of the apprenticeship. The group has already completed two years of the three-year program and look at her as an easy target. The rules are simple: stay alive, at all costs. As hard as she tries, Alara finds it difficult to come to terms ‘retiring’ her classmates. She searches out her Lord, only to find that he has gone missing while on a mission for the Senior Council.
She needs friends, but the voice of her Lord reverberates around in her mind, ‘An assassin has no friends!’ If not friends then allies would suffice. The two lead boys, known as Gideon and Black, are neck and neck for top spot. Gideon, top of the class, is well-spoken and the epitome of calm, while Black keeps his distance. .
Her Lord was pronounced ‘retired’ by the Assassin’s Council, but Alara finds proof that he is alive. She swears to find whoever is behind the kidnapping, but without allies her mission is doomed for failure. Can she trust Gideon or Black? Many lives lie in the balance, and if she makes one wrong move, death will surely be waiting for her.
Three families hold the key to her success, any of which could order her retired in a heartbeat. Madam Isabelle, the cutthroat businesswoman and magic user, Lord and Lady Millhaven, chairman and treasurer of the Senior Council and Lord Black, owner of House Black and guardian of the great fort, stand in her way. One of them is responsible and they will pay with their lives.
As apprentice assassins plot to kill her, Alara seeks help and finds it in the shape of two classmates, but are they all they seem to be? Can you trust anyone who could run a blade across your throat just for class credits?
The clock is ticking and her Lord’s life is slowly ebbing away. Whatever lies in her path had better be well-armed, because she is coming, and if it doesn’t move, it will be dying. Only two things matter to her; finish in the top five of her class and rescue her Lord. “Bring it on!”
Genre: Fantasy
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