A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, 2015
A human huntress is taken into a faerie court as payment for a kill, and finds desire, danger and old bargains waiting there.
Sarah J. Maas
If you enjoy stories where characters navigate dangerous political landscapes and intense personal stakes, you will find a lot of shared energy in these works. For a grounded start, consider beginning with «Throne of Glass» or «The Assassin's Blade» to meet the characters before moving into the faerie realms of «A Court of Thorns and Roses».
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Maas has said the series began as a loose retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast' and the ballad of Tam Lin, with a mortal girl traded into a faerie world.
What a stare can say before a secret even slips.
Rhysand stared at me for long enough that I faced him."Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all. Books by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, 2016
A woman remade by magic must decide whether the male everyone fears is her captor or her way out. Slow-burn fae romance with a survivor at its centre.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, 2017
A fantasy romance of war, winged courts and dangerous bargains, where love is a weapon and every alliance has teeth.
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, 2012
An assassin is pulled from prison to compete for a king's champion—and finds court intrigue, dangerous friendships, and a chance at freedom.
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, 2018
A winter solstice in the Night Court: snowball fights, decorating disasters, and a family that fought a war and is now learning how to rest.
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, 2021
Nesta Archeron, sharpened by trauma and wine, is forced to train with Cassian and face what she became—and what she still wants.
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas, 2013
An assassin owes her king a kill, a guard she shouldn't want is watching, and the double life she has built is starting to split at the seams.
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas, 2015
The assassin stops hiding. A lost queen returns to the city that sold her out, with a warrior at her side and a kingdom to burn for.
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas, 2016
A young queen gathers an army and a chosen family to stand against a conquering king, while the romances around her are as lethal as the battles.
The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, 2014
A teenage assassin takes on deadly contracts and learns that the people she trusts can cost her more than any mark.
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, 2020
A party girl and a fallen angel hunt a demon through a glittering city, where a murder opens a case built on old magic and worse loyalties.
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas, 2018
The final Throne of Glass book: a queen, a witch and a warrior pay the price of the promises that made them.
Tower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas, 2017
A broken soldier is sent to a sunlit southern empire to heal, and finds a healer, a court of schemers, and a war he cannot ride to.
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas, 2022
A dangerous city, a stalled rebellion, and a love that keeps crossing the borders between worlds.
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas, 2024
Angels, spies and a besieged city: the third Crescent City novel, for readers who want a love that outlasts death and friends who become family.
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