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Historical FantasyTime TravelMagicians & Illusionists

The Reluctant Assassin

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  • 2013 first published
  • 352 pages
  • 12 editions
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Eoin Colfer's The Reluctant Assassin (2013) is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novel. Key subjects include assassins, time travel, roman adolescent anglais and Histoire.

8 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions across 3 languages.

At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Assassins
  • Time travel
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Roman adolescent anglais
  • Histoire
  • Science-fiction
  • Voyages dans le temps
  • London, England
  • Orphans
  • Magicians
  • Orphelins
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Magiciens, Illusionnistes
  • Tueurs à gages

Quick answers

Who wrote The Reluctant Assassin?

The Reluctant Assassin was written by Eoin Colfer and first published in 2013.

What genre is The Reluctant Assassin?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Time Travel and Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is The Reluctant Assassin?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Reluctant Assassin?

Readers who like it often enjoy Hollow City, Dragon of the Red Dawn and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.

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