Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass

By:

Sarah J. Maas

Spice Scale
Number of books
8 Published
KU
❌
Audiobook
✅
Series Status
Complete
Interconnected
N/A
Overall Rating
Coming Soon

The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.

With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.

Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance.

If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade . . . knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life.

A prequel to the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling-and deadly-world.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire

Jamie’s review

Were the hours of ignoring my family and putting off all my responsibilities worth it? YES. Was I glad to put the last book down? Also yes!

I was annoyed at first because it was more fantasy than romance, but I eventually got VERY invested in all the robust storylines and characters. Strong Game of Throne vibes throughout. Believe me when I say that these books stay with you long after you read them. This series is required reading at this point and I think Rowan started the entire “Who Did This To You” trope.

I loved all the protagonists, except bitchass Chaol. And I especially loved all the strong females that basically save the world and solve all the problems, what’s new.

I did research and read them with TOG first and Assassin’s Blade 4th, while also reading Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn in tandem. I was happy with that reading order. It still blows my mind that SJM wrote these books when she was 16 years old. I was recording the hot 9 at 9 on my cassette tapes, she was writing this masterpiece.

Were the hours of ignoring my family and putting off all my responsibilities worth it? YES. Was I glad to put the last book down? Also yes!

I loved all the protagonists, except bitchass Chaol. And I especially loved all the strong females that basically save the world and solve all the problems, what’s new.

Erica’s review

They say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. This is a recurring theme with the Throne of Glass series because it’s such an undertaking that it’s hard to appreciate until you’ve fully digested it and some time has passed. Did that happen for me? Meh. Not really. Now, don’t get me wrong – I loved a lot of it. But, there is just SO much of it. 8 books and they are thiccccc gals.

The good: I have such fondness still for the characters, even a few years later. There are a lottttttt of them but they are all so well written. You truly fall in love with so many of the characters – for life. I also have mad respect for SJM and the fact that she started the series at just 16 – like, who can do that? I was writing subpar English papers at best at that age…LBH. The world building is out of this world (pun intended) and probably the best I’ve read to date.

The meh: the weeds. Just so many long ass war scenes. I just personally don’t need every war and fight scene detail to drag on. This was also one of the first series where something random pops up out of the blue and becomes a twist that essentially changes the trajectory of the story. Spoiler alert – it happens a lot in Romantasy – but it weirdly irritated me in this series. And, most importantly – WHAT DID LORCAN DO SARAH?!

Overall – if you love Romantasy – it’s a rite of passage and I’ll always recommend it. Just know it’s a trek and you will be emotionally damaged in the best way.

Books in this series

Book 1
of
8
The Assassin’s Blade
Mar 4, 2014
Book 2
of
8
Throne of Glass
Aug 2, 2012
Book 3
of
8
Crown of Midnight
Aug 15, 2013
Book 4
of
8
Heir of Fire
Sep 2, 2014
Book 5
of
8
Queen of Shadows
Sep 1, 2015
Book 6
of
8
Empire of Storms
Sep 6, 2016
Book 7
of
8
Tower of Dawn
Sep 5, 2017
Book 8
of
8
Kingdom of Ash
Oct 23, 2018

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