Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
- Series
- 8 books
- Genre
- Fantasy for young adults and adults
- Age
- 14 and up
About the series
Celaena Sardothien is 18 and considered the most dangerous assassin in the kingdom of Adarlan. After a year as a prisoner in the salt mines of Endovier, she gets an offer from Crown Prince Dorian: if she wins a competition at the glass castle and becomes the King’s Champion, she can buy her freedom after a few years of service. Chaol Westfall, the Captain of the Guard, is given the job of keeping an eye on her.
The first book is a competition with a mystery beneath the surface, because the contestants are being found dead one by one. From there, the series grows with every book. Celaena’s past is revealed layer by layer, new kingdoms and peoples are added, and in the end it is about an entire world at war. Many of the characters start out on the sidelines and end up as some of the strongest voices in the series.
The series is written for young readers, but it grows darker and more grown-up as it goes. It suits readers from about 14, and anyone who likes big stories with lots of characters and long arcs.
The books in the series
- Throne of Glass (2012; Danish title: Kongens forkæmper)
- Crown of Midnight (2013; Danish title: Midnatskronen)
- The Assassin’s Blade (2014) (prequel, not published in Danish)
- Heir of Fire (2014; Danish title: Ildens arving)
- Queen of Shadows (2015; in Danish: Skyggernes dronning and Lysets dronning)
- Empire of Storms (2016; in Danish: Ildbringer and Ildhjerte)
- Tower of Dawn (2017; in Danish: Healingens tårn and Håbets tårn)
- Kingdom of Ash (2018; in Danish: Ildens rige and Askens rige)
In Danish, the last four books are each split into two volumes.
My thoughts
I’ve both read and listened to the whole series, and it’s one of my favourites. The great thing is how much it grows. You start with an assassin in a castle and end up in something so big that you never saw it coming in the first book. I like it when an author dares to build up that slowly and still makes everything come together in the end.