Series record · reading path

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

8 works in fixtureCompleted core fixture3 reading paths
08
works in this guidePreferred route firstAlternatives stay secondary

Start with Throne of Glass.

The preferred path places The Assassin’s Blade third. Chronology-first and tandem routes remain secondary alternatives.

Reading path

Recommended first. Alternatives on demand.

Author-preferred route.

01
TOG

Throne of Glass

Novel

Begin here in the preferred path.
02
COM

Crown of Midnight

Novel

Second Work in the preferred path.
03
TAB

The Assassin’s Blade

Collection of five prequel novellas

Preferred third; chronology-first readers may place it before Work 01.source
04
HOF

Heir of Fire

Novel

Preferred path continues.
05
QOS

Queen of Shadows

Novel

Preferred path continues.
06
EOS

Empire of Storms

Novel · tandem-path pressure

Its story overlaps in time with Tower of Dawn.source
07
No cover

Tower of Dawn

Novel

Can participate in a source-verified chapter-level tandem route.source
08
KOA

Kingdom of Ash

Novel

Final Work in the fixture sequence.
Sources & provenance

Sources support fixture facts; they are not selected as production ingestion providers.

Why other paths exist
Chronology-first
Move The Assassin’s Blade before Throne of Glass.
Tandem
Preserve the early preferred route, then treat Empire of Storms / Tower of Dawn as an interleaved segment.
Editions & access

After you know what to read.

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MarketUnited StatesFixture localeen-USWork 01 titleThrone of GlassInterfaceEnglish
Edition families available in fixture
  • Standard print
  • eBook
  • Audiobook

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