Many of our members swear by reading The Assassin’s Blade after Heir of Fire, but before Queen of Shadows. I run a large group of YA Fantasy Addicts on Facebook and they all have a very different story to tell about proper Throne of Glass reading order. So if you are a purist who wants to read chronologically, then starting with The Assassin’s Blade is the way to go. In the strictest order, all of the stories compiled take place before Throne of Glass. Those novellas are no longer available individually, but have been packaged into The Assassin’s Blade which was released in March of 2013 with a fifth novella included.

Maas.Īs you can see from the graphic above, Throne of Glass wasn’t published until August 2012, but four novellas were published before that point. Let’s start with a visual history of Throne of Glass courtesy of The World of Sarah J. If you are asking yourself these questions, then you’ve come to the right place as we’re about to look at the proper Throne of Glass order. Best Throne of Glass Series Orderĭo I start with Throne of Glass or The Assassin’s Blade? If I don’t start with The Assassin’s Blade, when is the best time to read it? And what do I do about Tower of Dawn? Is it essential reading? Now let’s get on with the ways to read Throne of Glass in order. Her books have won a Goodreads Choice Award every year since 2016. Maas who has sold more than 12 million fantasy books. Get ready for an epic adventure from author Sarah J. The next few paragraphs will deep dive into the Throne of Glass series order and explain why and when you should read certain books. If you’re like a large majority of people, you might have waited until the series was finished before you picked up Throne of Glass in order to binge read the whole series at once.įor you, that time is now and perhaps you find yourself staring at title after title in the Throne of Glass series wondering in what order you’re supposed to read them?

Now that the Throne of Glass series is officially complete with the publication of Kingdom of Ash a whole new legion of readers are being exposed to this highly acclaimed series.

Last updated on January 5th, 2023 at 04:53 pm

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