Throne of Glass
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4.5 • 2K Ratings
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Publisher Description
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 readers worldwide.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A heroine hoping to win her freedom ends up fighting for her life in the first book of Sarah J. Maas’ thrilling romantasy series. Celaena is only 18, but she’s already spent over a year imprisoned in the Salt Mines of Endovier for her crimes as an assassin. So when she’s picked to compete in a monthslong tournament to become the prince’s champion, she’s glad to put down her pickaxe and give it a shot. Even though she’s a professional killer, we adored Celaena’s youthful energy. She’s excited about fancy dresses, she loves books, and even with her life on the line, she never wants to get out of bed. Her skills are definitely an asset (especially with a sinister force picking off the competitors), but her emerging love triangle between flirty Prince Dorian and snarky Captain Chaol had us equally on edge. Narrator Elizabeth Evans nails Celaena’s unmistakable attitude, getting us so invested in her story that by the end, we were reaching for the sequel.
Customer Reviews
Throne of Glass
I definitely understand why so many people said to “get through the first book.” The entire first book is introducing characters and world building. The entire book is setting up the scene while provoked some insight into things that are going to be coming through the series from what I gathered. I loved the narration. It’s a great book and I’m excited for the series to continue.
Incase you read the whole series
I loved all these books. This book is long and got boring at times but I stuck it out and ended up loving it. Note to readers Apple Books will show “the way it should be”read/ listened to but it’s missing a book I am now on the book “Kingdom of Ash” and am only now finding out there is another book in the series that is not listed. The name is “ The Assassin‘s Blade” did some research and found out it should be read before this book. Hope this review helps someone avoid my experience. I also loved the narrator I saw a few comments that disagreed but she did very well in my opinion.
Ok book, absolutely terrible reader.
I had high expectations after the ACOTAR series. I saw a lot of love for this series so I decided to try it out but the story had some inconsistencies that were a bit maddening. She is supposed to be the top assassin of her time and yet she shows little of those skills or the maturity one would expect from the person carrying such a label. The reader is nauseating with the voices she chose for all of the male characters and many of the females. I can’t see how anyone would imagine men or women with ridiculous voices to be attractive at all. Ruined it for me. I doubt I will read the rest of the series.