The Assassin's Blade
Before the castle, before the competition — just the best assassin in Rifthold, the jobs, and a boy named Sam.
Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass
Eight books, an assassin with a stolen name, and a kingdom that was already ash when we met her. It starts as a competition to serve a king she hates and ends somewhere none of us were ready for. Nobody gets out of Kingdom of Ash unchanged.
So, what is Throne of Glass?
Throne of Glass is an eight-book fantasy series by Sarah J. Maas, set on the continent of Erilea. It opens with Celaena Sardothien — the most feared assassin in Adarlan — pulled out of the Endovier salt mines to compete to become the King's Champion. What begins as a court thriller widens across eight books into a continental war: lost heirs, Fae courts, Ironteeth witches and their wyverns, and a magic the King of Adarlan spent a decade trying to bury. Published 2012–2018, plus the prequel novellas collected as The Assassin's Blade.
Read them in order.
Eight books, and one genuine argument: The Assassin's Blade is a prequel that lands harder after Book 2 — but read it first and Book 1 hits differently. There is no wrong answer, only strong opinions.
Throne of Glass
Hauled from the salt mines to compete for King's Champion — the prize being service to the man who put her there.
Crown of Midnight
Now she wears the Champion's title — and fakes every kill the king demands, while the court circles closer.
Heir of Fire
A new continent, a merciless warrior named Rowan, fire she can't control — and, somewhere far to the north, witches on wyverns.
Queen of Shadows
Home to Rifthold — for the reckoning it always owed her. Old scores, old ghosts, a debt she means to collect.
Empire of Storms
The board goes global: armies, warships, uneasy alliances, and everyone finally lays their cards on the table. Buckle up.
Tower of Dawn
Meanwhile, down south: Chaol, a healer with no time for his moping, and riders on giant birds. Pairs with Empire of Storms.
Kingdom of Ash
Everything, all at once: the last war for Erilea, every debt called in, a cost that takes it all. Worth every page.
Erilea · one world
The Kingdoms of Erilea.
One continent, carved up by conquest. Everyone here is loyal to somewhere.
Explore all of Erilea
The kingdom she reclaimsTerrasenNorthern, pine-dark and gold-fielded — the kingdom that fell when Aelin was eight, and the one every choice she makes is quietly pointed back at.Enter Terrasen →
The empireAdarlanThe conqueror. White walls, a glass castle, and salt-mines out the back where it put everyone who objected.Enter Adarlan →
Maeve's cityDoranelleAncient Fae marble and colder politics. Where Rowan and the cadre were owned.Enter Doranelle →
Nehemia's homelandEyllweConquered, not broken. Wyrdmark scholars, a gold-jungle court, and the labour camps Adarlan pretends aren't there.Enter Eyllwe →
The Ashryver homelandWendlynHer mother's kingdom across the sea — naval power, and the place Aelin was sent to kill and instead learned what she was.Enter Wendlyn →
The KhaganateThe Southern ContinentAntica, the Torre Cesme healers, and the rukhin riding their great birds. A whole civilisation that owes Erilea nothing.Enter The Southern Continent →
The Court of Terrasen
Her people.
The ones who came back for a kingdom that had already fallen.
We're Caffeine and Curses. The Library started as my design research — I can't put Aelin on a shirt without knowing which hand holds Goldryn — so we keep the notes here where everyone can use them. The pages are fan-made, not official; the licensed designs are in the shop.
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Questions, before you start.
The useful stuff.
What order do I read Throne of Glass in?
Publication order works: Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn, Kingdom of Ash. The Assassin's Blade is a prequel collection — many readers slot it after Crown of Midnight, because it hurts more once you know who she was.
Is Throne of Glass connected to ACOTAR?
They're separate series in separate worlds, both by Sarah J. Maas. Fans read them as one shared universe — the Maasverse — and there are nods, but you can start with either.
How many Throne of Glass books are there?
Eight, published between 2012 and 2018, including The Assassin's Blade.
Is this an official Throne of Glass site?
No. The Library is a fan-made companion — not affiliated with or endorsed by the author. Our merch is officially licensed; these pages are our own notes.
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