A novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.
Divine justice is written in blood.
Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs.
Until, unexpectedly, Amastan finds the body of a very important drum chief. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, with their murderous jaan running wild in the dusty streets of Ghadid. Until, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed.
Every life has its price, but when the tables are turned, Amastan must find this perfect assassin or be their next target.
“The Perfect Assassin is a thrilling fantastical mystery that had me racing through the pages.” —S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass
“Full of rooftop fights, frightening magic, and nonstop excitement and mystery, I absolutely loved it from start to finish!” —Sarah Beth Durst
The Chronicles of Ghadid
#1: The Perfect Assassin
#2: The Impossible Contract
#3: The Unconquered City
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780765398567
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780765398567
- File size: 5317 KB
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Open EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780765398567
- File size: 4753 KB
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- English
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February 1, 2019
Nineteen-year-old Amastan has trained for five years to become an assassin who dispenses, with others in his family, divine justice for crimes against G-d and the desert city Ghadid, but it isn't until he passes his final test that he confronts what that means. He'd hoped the training would steel his heart against his discomfort with killing. It doesn't, but circumstances align so that he can concentrate on his work as a historian-scribe. Everything changes when he finds the hidden body of a drum chief, one of Ghadid's leaders, and then the bodies of other assassins. Someone is killing for revenge and without quieting the victims' jann (spirits) to stop them from possessing others. Doore's thrilling fantasy debut is a suspenseful murder mystery wrapped around a coming-of-age story, sprinkled with family intrigue, vengeful ghosts, and a gentle but bittersweet m/m romance. Ghadid, set on platforms hundreds of feet above shifting sands, is vividly described, with a fascinating history and culture that Doore folds in naturally. This author is one to watch.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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