For older teens, this book is set in a land without magic. An assassin is summoned to the castle. Celaena Sardothien has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a deadly competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King’s Champion.
For year 12 and 13 students, this is great introduction to Agatha Christie! A grand old London hotel, a series of alarming coincidences, danger lurking down every corridor, impeccable service, luxurious room, eccentric guests —there are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram’s Hotel.
All seems calm but a violent chain of events are about to unfold…
