Review: I want more! Fantastic series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2012
After falling love with Celaena's character, I read this novella right after I finished the Pirate Lord.  In this installment, Celaena's spends her 17th birthday on a journey through the desert.  After costing her master ample funds from freeing two hundreds slaves she is given a beating and then sent off to train in the Red Desert.Not knowing what to expect and only taking guesses on how best to gain the Red Desert master's attention, Celaena has her work cut out for her.  Luckily, she meets Ansel.  They become quick friends and so easily embark on adventures of their own.  However, personal gain and desires come into play and with that many lives are lost come the end of the novella.In The Assassin and the Desert, new characters spring about and like I stated previously Maas has a great way of bringing forth her characters.  I am willing to bet the spidersilk merchant will make an appearance in latter books and I'm hoping to see a few of the other characters as well.  Seeing as how both novellas are shorter compared to full lengths it did not take long for me to grasp the character and feel invested in their journeys.  Suffice to say, I want more.