House of Assassins

{{short description|2019 fantasy novel by Larry Correia}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox book | name = House of Assassins | image = House of Assassins by Larry Correia.jpg | author = Larry Correia | language = English | country = United States | genre = Fantasy | series = ''Saga of the Forgotten Warrior'' | published = February 5, 2019 (Baen) | isbn = 978-1-4814-8376-6 | audio_read_by = Kurt Miller | media_type = Print, e-book, audio | pages = 408 | awards = Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2019) | preceded_by = Son of the Black Sword | followed_by = Destroyer 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== ''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".<ref name="pw starred"/>

It won Best Fantasy Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards, and was a finalist for the 2019 Whitney Awards in the speculative fiction category.<ref name="isfdb dragon award 2019"/><ref name="locus dragon award 2019"/><ref name="file 770 dragon awards 2019"/><ref name="isfdb whitney award 2019"/>

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