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House of Assassins

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House of Assassins
AuthorLarry Correia
Audio read byKurt Miller
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSaga of the Forgotten Warrior
GenreFantasy
PublishedFebruary 5, 2019 (Baen)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audio
Pages408
AwardsDragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2019)
ISBN978-1-4814-8376-6
Preceded bySon of the Black Sword 
Followed byDestroyer of Worlds 

House of Assassins is a 2019 epic fantasy novel by Larry Correia and published by Baen Books. It is the second book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series and a sequel to Son of the Black Sword. It was followed by Destroyer of Worlds in 2020. It won Best Fantasy Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards and was nominated for a 2019 Whitney Award.

Reception

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Publishers Weekly gave House of Assassins a starred review, stating that it had "brisk fight scenes, lively characters, and plenty of black humor" while calling the series "a real pleasure".[1]

It won Best Fantasy Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards, and was a finalist for the 2019 Whitney Awards in the speculative fiction category.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "House of Assassins". Publishers Weekly. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Dragon Award". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Glyer, Mike (September 1, 2019). "2019 Dragon Award Winners". File 770. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 Whitney Award". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.