The impossible contract

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Personal Author:

Doore, K. A.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

368 pages ; 21 cm.

Series:

Chronicles of Ghadid ; 2

Summary:

An assassin's reputation can mean life or death. This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary Serpent, who rules over Ghadid's secret clan of assassins. When a top-tier contract drops in her lap—death orders against foreign ambassador Heru Sametket—Thana seizes the opportunity. Yet she may be in over her head. Heru wields blasphemous powers against his enemies, and Thana isn't the only person after his life: even the undead pursue him, leaving behind a trail of horror. Her mission leads her on a journey to the heart of a power-hungry empire, where dangers lurk around every corner. Her only ally is Mo, a determined healer set to protect Ghadid any way she can. As further occult secrets are unleashed, however, the aftermath of this impossible contract may before than anyone can handle.

Subject Term:

Magic -- Fiction

Ninja -- Fiction.

Assassins -- Fiction.

Secret societies -- Fiction.

Brotherhoods -- Fiction.

Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.

Adventure stories

Suspense fiction

Fantasy fiction

Publication Info:

New York : Tor, 2019.

Subject:

Magic -- Fiction

Ninja -- Fiction.

Assassins -- Fiction.

Secret societies -- Fiction.

Brotherhoods -- Fiction.

Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.

Adventure stories

Suspense fiction

Fantasy fiction

Ninjas

Hatchet men (Assassins)

Hit men

Hitmen

Triggermen

Fraternities

Brotherhood

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction

Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction

Adventure fiction

Adventure novels

Suspense tales

Tales, Suspense

Thrillers (Fiction)

Fantastic fiction

Heroic fantasy (Fiction)

SAILS ISBN:

9780765398574

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Foxboro - Boyden Library	SF DOORE	NEW SCIENCE FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Middleborough Public Library	F DOO	FICTION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

The Impossible Contract is the second book in K. A. Doore's high fantasy adventure series the Chronicles of Ghadid, where a determined assassin travels to the heart of the Empire in pursuit of a powerful mark, for fans of Robin Hobb, Sarah J. Maas, and S. A. Chakraborty

An assassin's reputation can mean life or death.

This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary Serpent, who rules over Ghadid's secret clan of assassins. When a top-tier contract drops in her lap -- death orders against foreign ambassador Heru Sametket -- Thana seizes the opportunity.

Yet she may be in over her head. Heru wields blasphemous powers against his enemies, and Thana isn't the only person after his life: even the undead pursue him, leaving behind a trail of horror. Her mission leads her on a journey to the heart of a power-hungry empire, where dangers lurk around every corner. Her only ally is Mo, a determined healer set to protect Ghadid any way she can.

As further occult secrets are unleashed, however, the aftermath of this impossible contract may be more than anyone can handle.

The Chronicles of Ghadid
#1: The Perfect Assassin
#2: The Impossible Contract
#3: The Unconquered City

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The gutsy heroine of the second stand-alone high fantasy in Doore's Chronicles of Ghadid series (after The Perfect Assassin) embarks on a heart-pounding adventure through an inviting, richly imagined world. Thana Basbowen is a young assassin in the city of Ghadid, working her first contract with her cousin Amastan, the protagonist of the previous book. Their assignment is to take down Heru Sametket, an ambassador sent by the Mehewret Empress, who claims Ghadid as her territory but whose command has never been acknowledged by the city's ruling Drum Chiefs. Machiavellian to the core, Heru wields blasphemous magic and will stop at nothing to consolidate the Empress's power. When Thana and Heru are attacked by zombies of unknown origin during a confrontation, both turn to a young healer named Mo to patch up their wounds. The three lurch into a reluctant, squabbling collaboration to figure out why the dead are rising. Though the fight scenes and gradually accumulated team of allies create a role playing game--like feel, the tension between characters keeps the story grounded. New readers and series fans alike will be hooked by this triumphant fantasy adventure. Agent: Kurestin Armada, P.S. Literary (Nov.)

Library Journal Review

Given the opportunity to prove herself as an assassin, and in so doing, step out of the shadow of her mother, the legendary Serpent of Ghadid, Thana Basbowen takes a high-profile--and high-paying--contract against Heru Sametket, ambassador to the Empress of the Mehewret Empire. Success would prove she is a worthy successor to her mother; failure could cost Thana her work. But Heru is a marabi, wielding power that is blasphemous to Thana, and all of Ghadid. It also turns out that Thana is not the only one trying to end his life--hideous undead are pursuing him, too. This leads to a cat-and-mouse chase to the heart of the empire, with Thana accompanied by healer Mo, who is looking for truth in the turmoil. That truth will not only damage the burgeoning relationship between Thana and Mo but also unleash old secrets and magic that could destroy Thana's work and all of Ghadid. VERDICT Doore's second novel (after The Perfect Assassin) continues the lush worldbuilding and inclusive characters of the first, while establishing exciting action- and emotion-filled sequences that will keep readers engaged.--Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton