# Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

### Throne of Glass

**Sarah J. Maas** · Throne of Glass, book 1 of 8 (complete) · [https://houseofareader.com/books/throne-of-glass](https://houseofareader.com/books/throne-of-glass)

An eighteen-year-old assassin is pulled out of a salt mine to compete for the post of King's Champion. The first book is a competition novel with a love triangle; the series it turns into over eight books is something considerably larger.

- Spice: 1/5 — A door, closed. Kissing in the first book. The series becomes explicit from around the fourth.
- Romance prominence: 3/5
- Plot: 4/5
- Worldbuilding: 4/5
- Darkness: 3/5
- Writing craft: 3/5
- Burn: slow
- Tropes: academy, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn, found-family, chosen-one
- Creatures: fae, witches, humans
- Setting: The glass castle of Rifthold, in a kingdom that has outlawed magic
- POV: third person, dual
- Ending: happy ever after
- Audience: ya
- Content warnings: slavery, violence, torture, death
- Best for: Readers who want a completed eight-book saga to disappear into.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=Throne+of+Glass+Sarah+J+Maas

## What to read next

- [A Court of Thorns and Roses](https://houseofareader.com/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses) by Sarah J. Maas — spice 3/5. Anyone who wants to understand what the entire genre has been arguing about since 2015.
- [Fourth Wing](https://houseofareader.com/books/fourth-wing) by Rebecca Yarros — spice 3/5. Readers who want competition and banter carrying as much weight as the romance.
- [The Cruel Prince](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-cruel-prince) by Holly Black — spice 1/5. ACOTAR readers who want the fae court politics without the explicit content.
- [Powerless](https://houseofareader.com/books/powerless) by Lauren Roberts — spice 2/5. Fourth Wing readers who want the trials and the banter without the explicit scenes.

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