Sarah J. Maas · novel-series
Throne of Glass books in order
A high-fantasy series following assassin Celaena Sardothien and the conflicts surrounding the kingdom of Erilea.
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- 1 Throne of Glass
Book 1 · novel · 2012
In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three…
- 2 Crown of Midnight
Book 2 · novel · 2013
Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King’s Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the…
- 3 The Assassin's Blade
Book 0 · novella-collection · 2014
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…
- 4 Heir of Fire
Book 3 · novel · 2014
Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak, but now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth. That truth could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, monstrous forces are…
- 5 Queen of Shadows
Book 4 · novel · 2015
Celaena Sardothien has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend,…
- 6 Empire of Storms
Book 5 · novel · 2016
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves increasingly at odds…
- 7 Tower of Dawn
Book 6 · novel · 2017
Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea’s last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to…
- 8 Kingdom of Ash
Book 7 · novel · 2018
Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people—but at a tremendous cost. Locked in an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will…
