• Throne of Glass

  • Throne of Glass, Book 1
  • By: Sarah J. Maas
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
  • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (14,984 ratings)

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Throne of Glass

By: Sarah J. Maas
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
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Publisher's summary

Bloomsbury presents Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, read by Elizabeth Evans.

Lethal. Loyal. Legendary.

Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King’s Champion.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival—and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Thrilling and fierce, Throne of Glass is the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that has captivated listeners worldwide.

©2012 Sarah J. Maas (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

"One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade." (Time Magazine on the Throne of Glass series)

"Celaena is as much an epic hero as Frodo or Jon Snow!" (New York Times best-selling author Tamora Pierce on the Throne of Glass series)

"Epic fantasy gold." (USA Today on the Throne of Glass series)

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Young adult, sure

From some of the more critical reviews, I was expecting something more uncomfortably “YA”, yet I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I can understand the frustrations of the MC being a stone cold prodigy one moment, and then, you know...just acting her age the next, but it’s not a contradiction; it feels actually quite realistic, if you’ve ever known someone so incredibly talented but is still clearly growing into themselves. Add the trauma of the work camp in addition to simply being away from her craft for a year... of course she’s not formidable and invincible the moment we meet her. Her inconsistency makes even more sense the more her backstory unfolds in the subsequent books. I would recommend keeping an open mind and then simply enjoying the ride.

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Not as good as ACOTAR, but still good!

I started this after ACOTAR and found it to be good, but not quite as good. I will definitely read the series though!

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fantastic imagery

this book is amazing. I got into it bc of a friend telling me about it. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did. the voice playing, and the pictures painted so vividly, I didn't want it to end; although, I have heard the 2nd book is better! off I go to figure it out!! 😍😍

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Replace the reader!

I’m trying to love this book but I can’t get past the awful character differentiation- this reader does a terrible job with the characters and she isn’t consistent 🥲 making it hard to follow

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Why wait???

I’m so happy I finally took the jump and started reading this series!!! I loved every minute of it. I kind of figured out where the story was going early on, however, I wasn’t completely right so when I did get my answer I was still surprised.

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awesome!!

another winner by sarah j maas!!❤❤ I started and finished in one day because I didnt want to put it down!

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love the book

I read this series and wanted to hear it on audible. the story is so well written with rich and complex characters, and a story line with lots of twists and turns..especially as you go on to the other books,, but narrator's voice just fell flat (for me) ...especially when doing other voices for supporting characters -- especially men.

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MUST READ

Goodreads app brought me here and I am so glad it did! I found this book series trending on the app, and decided to give it a try. I have to say I agree with most of the 1million reviews that this is an outstanding series.

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it is just okay girl porn in a book

it is just okay it reminds me of those TV shows that could be good but they turn it into girl porn.

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Great listen

I enjoyed this book and the narrator. I bumped it to 1.2xspeed as I felt the hurried pace made the book more suspenseful.
The characters are developed well and enough of them are kept secret to keep you wanting more.

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