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Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

Our rating

Spice 1/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: barely any. Darkness: some dark moments.

An assassin dragged out of a salt mine to compete for the king's favor. Book one reads young. Stick with it, because by book four it's a full-blown fae war epic.

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Is Throne of Glass spicy?

Barely. Throne of Glass has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.

How dark is Throne of Glass?

We rate Throne of Glass 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read Throne of Glass in order?

Throne of Glass is book 1 of Throne of Glass, so it's the place to start. The series has 7 books on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 3 content warnings for Throne of Glass
  • Graphic violence
  • Murder
  • Death of a loved one

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Details

Series
Throne of Glass, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
432
First published
2012
Genre
Romantasy

Throne of Glass reading order

  1. Throne of Glass
  2. Crown of Midnight
  3. Heir of Fire
  4. Queen of Shadows
  5. Empire of Storms
  6. Tower of Dawn
  7. Kingdom of Ash

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