Sequel to: Throne of glass.

"After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown <U+2013> a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.Keeping up the deadly charade<U+2014>while pretending to do the king's bidding<U+2014>will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon <U+2014> forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice. Where do the assassin<U+2019>s loyalties lie, and who is she willing to fight for?"--From publisher.