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    Assassin

    Assassin is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    8 books in archive 4 community verified 4 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Assassin8 in view

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    1

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Assassin's Fate

    Robin Hobb

    1

    Assassin's Fate

    Robin Hobb

    Crown of Midnight

    Sarah J. Maas

    1

    Crown of Midnight

    Sarah J. Maas

    Throne of Glass

    Sarah J. Maas

    1

    Throne of Glass

    Sarah J. Maas

    Cover of Darkdawn

    Darkdawn

    Jay Kristoff

    2019
    Cover of Kills Well With Others

    Kills Well With Others

    Deanna Raybourn

    2025
    Cover of Nevernight

    Nevernight

    Jay Kristoff

    2016

    The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

    P. Djèlí Clark

    The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

    P. Djèlí Clark

    2024

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