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    The Perfect Assassin: Book 1 in the Chronicles of Ghadid

    By K. A. Doore

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    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


    At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9780765398567
    Author

    K. A. Doore

    K. A. Doore got a degree in Classics, and then bounced around doing a variety of things, including fixing bicycles, keeping chickens, weightlifting, photographing saguaros, and went on long, dry hikes in the desert. She now lives in Michigan with her wife and daughter, two cats, and no ghost--yet. The Chronicles of Ghadid is her trilogy debut, beginning with The Perfect Assassin.

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    • 1/5
      When you're trying to convince me that a secret troop of assassins performing extrajudicial killings at the government's command without oversight is cool and societally necessary, your setting, tone, and characters need to project a certain level of grit and maturity just to enable the suspension of disbelief. A YA protagonist rookie assassin who is afraid of death is not going to do the job.
    • 5/5
      If you like reluctant murder cinnamon buns who would rather be reading a good book if it weren't for all this pesky MORAL FIBER, with a dash of badassery on the side, then Amastan, the main character of this one, is so for you.

      This is one of those glorious books that sneaks up on you with the feels. Doore is a fantastic writer, and she seems especially adept at taking a lot of elements that seem unrelated at the beginning of the book and slowly drawing them in on the reader when they're not looking. Amastan's arc, in particular, is so subtle and deftly done with the rest of the plot, not only taking him through some radical character growth but also making that growth so integral and pivotal in the plot. I'm usually a harder sell on desert fantasy (I knew too many Dune fans, okay) but this is delightful and lush all the way through.

      (Also I need Menna's story immediately, please and thank you)

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    • 4/5
      This was fantastic. It's a murder mystery set in a fantasy world, with queerness and assassins and secrets and scribes. It moved quickly, and I can't wait for the next book.

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    • 4/5
      Pros: good worldbuilding, interesting setting and charactersCons: opening felt a bit slowWhen the newly trained assassin Amastan discovers a drum chief’s body hidden on a rooftop, he’s tasked with proving that his clan of assassins wasn’t responsible. But the unknown killer isn’t the only danger, as the unquieted jaani (souls) of the murdered are restless, not dissipating as they ought, and trying to possess new bodies. With few leads Amastan’s time is running out, even as he befriends the servant of the first victim and begins to feel love for the first time. It took me a while to warm to Amastan. The first few chapters show how undecided and hesitant he is, trying to plan things to perfection. As his relationship with various characters grew, I started to like him a lot more. It was interesting seeing the assassin clan portrayed as merely helping the city get rid of bad people. It makes the concept and characters easier to sympathize with.I was surprised Tamella, his trainer and head assassin, left him to solve the murder without any advice or consultation. I can understand that she couldn’t investigate things herself, but she had knowledge that would have aided Amastan. Instead she simply blamed him for not solving it fast enough despite his having no training in detective work.The worldbuilding was really good. I did like that Amastan and the other assassin trainees had real jobs to pay bills and keep occupied around their secondary craft. I also liked that they actually worked at those jobs. Menna’s work with the elders, quieting jaani was interesting. The jaani themselves were cool and terrifying. I also liked seeing the healers dependent on water for their work, and how towards the end of the season that’s problematic as the desert city must ration it. Reading characters running across rooftops and down narrow alleys was entertaining. While I figured out who the killer was fairly early, it was still interesting seeing the story unfold. It was a fun, quick read.