Throne Of Glass Books in Order

Sarah J. Maas has written 17 Throne Of Glass books, published between 2012 and 2018: 8 in the Throne Of Glass series and 9 related titles. The first book is Throne of Glass (2012) and the newest main-line book is Kingdom of Ash (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2012–2018
Confirmed
12 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,295 in 5 of 17 books

Throne of Glass is Sarah J. Maas's high fantasy sequence about assassins, magic and royal courts. Counting the prequel novellas, 17 titles appeared between 2012 and 2018, ending with Kingdom of Ash. The novellas, among them The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, were published in 2012 alongside the first novel, Throne of Glass. Volumes run long, at a median of 648 pages. No new Throne of Glass title has appeared since 2018.

How many Throne Of Glass books are there?

Throne Of Glass has 17 books, released between 2012 and 2018. 8 of them belong to the Throne Of Glass series, and 9 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Throne Of Glass Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Throne Of Glass books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Assassin and the Pirate LordThrone Of Glass Short Stories #12012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  2. 22012
  3. 3
    Throne of GlassThrone Of Glass #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  4. 4
    The Assassin and the DesertThrone Of Glass Short Stories #32012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  5. 5
    The Assassin and the UnderworldThrone Of Glass Short Stories #42012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  6. 6
    The Assassin and the EmpireThrone Of Glass Short Stories #52012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Crown of MidnightThrone Of Glass #22013 · 420 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013420
  8. 82013
  9. 92013
  10. 10
    The Assassin's BladeThrone Of Glass2014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  11. 11
    Heir of FireThrone Of Glass #32014 · 565 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014565
  12. 122014
  13. 13
    Queen of ShadowsThrone Of Glass #42015 · 648 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015648
  14. 14
    Empire of StormsThrone Of Glass #52016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  15. 152016
  16. 16
    Tower of DawnThrone Of Glass #62017 · 678 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017678
  17. 17
    Kingdom of AshThrone Of Glass #72018 · 984 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018984

Throne Of Glass Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the books of the Throne Of Glass series run from Throne of Glass (2012) to Kingdom of Ash (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Throne Of Glass in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Throne Of Glass books in order?

You should read the Throne Of Glass series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 9 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Throne Of Glass book also stands alone.

What order should you read Throne Of Glass books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Throne of Glass (2012), the earliest published book in the Throne Of Glass series. After it come Crown of Midnight (2013), The Assassin's Blade (2014), Heir of Fire (2014), Queen of Shadows (2015), Empire of Storms (2016), Tower of Dawn (2017) and Kingdom of Ash (2018).

What is the first Throne Of Glass book?

Throne of Glass (2012) is the first book in the Throne Of Glass series. The table above starts earlier, with the related title The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (2012).

When did the first Throne Of Glass book come out?

Throne of Glass, the first book in the Throne Of Glass series, was published in 2012. The newest main-line book, Kingdom of Ash (2018), came out 6 years later.

What is the newest Throne Of Glass book?

Kingdom of Ash (2018) is the newest book in the Throne Of Glass series.

Is there a new Throne Of Glass book coming?

No next Throne Of Glass book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Throne Of Glass at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Throne Of Glass title on record is Kingdom of Ash (2018), 8 years ago.
Release pace
Throne Of Glass books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,295 pages across the 5 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 648 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Throne Of Glass books, 17 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
9 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 12 in at least three.

What the Throne Of Glass books are about

6 of the 17 Throne Of Glass books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sarah J. Maas

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Throne Of Glass books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.