The assassin's curse

298 pages

English language

Published Feb. 7, 2012 by Strange Chemistry.

ISBN:
978-1-908844-01-9
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OCLC Number:
779264589

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Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to another pirate clan. But that only prompts the scorned clan to send an assassin after her. When Ananna faces him down one night, armed with magic she doesn't really know how to use, she accidentally activates a curse binding them together. To break the spell, Ananna and the assassin must complete three impossible tasks all while grappling with evil wizards, floating islands, haughty manticores, runaway nobility, strange magic...and the growing romantic tension between them. -- publisher.

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Review of "The assassin's curse" on 'Goodreads'

Not as good as I'd expected it to be. The main character, Ananna annoyed me at times. So did Nija. Ananna was too whiny and complained too much to me. There were not as many love scenes as I'd expected. The fact that the romantic part of the story that the summary mentioned did not come about until the very end of the story seemed cheesy, as though it was partly used as a way to keep the story going. I honestly had not expected there to be a second book. There were no 'haughty manticores' as it said on the summary either and I would have liked to have seen some more action packed scenes. That's usually what you expect when you read the word "assassin" on a summary. Basically the summary did not fully lie to me, but it made it sound like the book was better than …

Review of "The assassin's curse" on 'Goodreads'

Ananna of the Tanarau, daughter of pirates, is about to be married off to the beautiful Tarrin of the Hariri. She has never trusted beautiful people and when she spies a loosely tied up camel in the market, she grabs her chance and escapes on its back. She takes no heed of Tarrin’s threats to send an assassin after her, after all, assassins were only threats that her father gave her when she was misbehaving. She remembers tales of blood magic and men that move in the shadows. No one would send an assassin after her, a worthless pirate girl, would they? But when Ananna comes face to face with the assassin in question she inadvertently saves his life, activating a curse; he must protect her or face great pain.

The Assassin’s Curse lives up to its elegant cover; an Arabian Nights styled fantasy adventure spanning desert and ocean. I …

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Subjects

  • Imaginary places
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  • Fiction