Best Way to Read the Throne of Glass Series

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If you’ve been on BookTok for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.

Also, Hulu actually bought the rights to this series to make it into a TV show, so I am very much hoping that if this gets more traction we will one day see this TV series!

This is the first series that was written by Sarah J Maas, she later went on to write A Court of Thorns and Roses, which I am absolutely obsessed with. If you haven’t read that series yet, I highly recommend checking that out as well!

This is such a good book series. If you enjoy fantasy book series or you just want to read about a teenage assassin for hire, you will undoubtedly love this series. Lucky for you, the entire series is already published!

Summary of Throne of Glass Without Spoilers

Celaena Sardothien is an 18-year-old assassin who, for a chance at freedom, becomes Crown Prince Dorian’s champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. If she wins, she will have to serve as the deadliest assassin for the royals, but after four years she will get her freedom in return. During this competition, her fellow assassin contestants start turning up dead. Celaena Sardothien is on the hunt to figure out who the killer could be before they get to her too.

Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass Reading Order

Now, there is a lot of controversy surrounding the proper reading order of Throne of Glass, so I am going to give you two options chronological and then the way that most people recommend reading it.

Order of Publication

1. The Assassin’s Blade (Amazon)
2. Throne of Glass (Amazon)
3. Crown of Midnight (Amazon)
4. Heir of Fire (Amazon)
5. Queen of Shadows (Amazon)
6. Empire of Storms (Amazon)
7. Tower of Dawn (Amazon)
8. Kingdom of Ash (Amazon)

Reader’s Recommended Order

The one thing about this series is that everyone seems to read this series a different way. So, I am attempting to give you the most popular way to read this series which includes the tandem reading of Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn.

The Assassin’s Blade includes all the prequel stories, but most people don’t suggest reading it at the beginning. For getting the most emotional engagement with the story, this is the recommended reading order.

1. Throne of Glass (Amazon)
2. Crown of Midnight (Amazon)
3. The Assassin’s Blade (Amazon)
4. Heir of Fire (Amazon)
5. Queen of Shadows (Amazon)
6. Empire of Storms* (Amazon)
7. Tower of Dawn* (Amazon)
8. Kingdom of Ash (Amazon)

*Read these together! They happen at the same time. Just act like it’s one book. Don’t stress.

There’s also a box set of this series that still has the old covers (which I personally like a lot better).

How to Read Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn

You’re not going to want to go back. Just read them together. You’ll love it and I am going to tell you just how to do it.

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Empire of Storms – Nightfall
Empire of Storms – Chapter 1
Empire of Storms – Chapter 2
Empire of Storms – Chapter 3
Empire of Storms – Chapter 4
Empire of Storms – Chapter 5
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 1
Empire of Storms – Chapter 6
Empire of Storms – Chapter 7
Empire of Storms – Chapter 8
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 2
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 3
Empire of Storms – Chapter 9
Empire of Storms – Chapter 10
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 4
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 5
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 6
Empire of Storms – Chapter 11
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 7
Empire of Storms – Chapter 12
Empire of Storms – Chapter 13
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 8
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 9
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 10
Empire of Storms – Chapter 14
Empire of Storms – Chapter 15
Empire of Storms – Chapter 16
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 11
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 12
Empire of Storms – Chapter 17
Empire of Storms – Chapter 18
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 13
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 14
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 15
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 16
Empire of Storms – Chapter 19
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 17
Empire of Storms – Chapter 20
Empire of Storms – Chapter 21
Empire of Storms – Chapter 22
Empire of Storms – Chapter 23
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 18
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 19
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 20
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 21
Empire of Storms – Chapter 24
Empire of Storms – Chapter 25
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 22
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 23
Empire of Storms – Chapter 26
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 24
Empire of Storms – Chapter 27
Empire of Storms – Chapter 28
Empire of Storms – Chapter 29
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 25
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 26
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 27
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 28
Empire of Storms – Chapter 30
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 29
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 30
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 31
Empire of Storms – Chapter 31
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 32
Empire of Storms – Chapter 32
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 33
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 34
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 35
Empire of Storms – Chapter 33
Empire of Storms – Chapter 34
Empire of Storms – Chapter 35
Empire of Storms – Chapter 36
Empire of Storms – Chapter 37
Empire of Storms – Chapter 38
Empire of Storms – Chapter 39
Empire of Storms – Chapter 40
Empire of Storms – Chapter 41
Empire of Storms – Chapter 42
Empire of Storms – Chapter 43
Empire of Storms – Chapter 44
Empire of Storms – Chapter 45
Empire of Storms – Chapter 46
Empire of Storms – Chapter 47
Empire of Storms – Chapter 48
Empire of Storms – Chapter 49
Empire of Storms – Chapter 50
Empire of Storms – Chapter 51
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 36
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 37
Empire of Storms – Chapter 52
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 38
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 39
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 40
Empire of Storms – Chapter 53
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 41
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 42
Empire of Storms – Chapter 54
Empire of Storms – Chapter 55
Empire of Storms – Chapter 56
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 43
Empire of Storms – Chapter 57
Empire of Storms – Chapter 58
Empire of Storms – Chapter 59
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 44
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 45
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 46
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 47
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 48
Empire of Storms – Chapter 60
Empire of Storms – Chapter 72
Empire of Storms – Chapter 73
Empire of Storms – Chapter 74
Empire of Storms – Chapter 75
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 58
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 59
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 60
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 61
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 62
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 63
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 64
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 65
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 67
Tower of Dawn – Chapter 68
Tower of Dawn – Fireheart

With all of Sarah J. Maas’ books, be prepared for the utter destruction of your emotions. Have the tissues prepped and ready to roll at the first sign of danger. When you finish, this may be the time to bust out the Throne of Glass coloring book and forget your woes.