Where to Start with Sarah J. Maas
- Best entry point → House of Earth and Blood
- Start the Throne of Glass series → The Assassin's Blade
- Quick read, big payoff → A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3)
- Underrated but highly rated → House of Sky and Breath
- What readers keep coming back to → A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Highest rated by readers → Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7)
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A Court of Mist and Fury
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 2
★ 4.89 BLT Score (3.3M ratings)★ 4.63 Goodreads (3.3M) - 3
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 3
★ 4.75 BLT Score (2.8M ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (2.8M) - 6
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House of Sky and Breath
Crescent City • Book 2
★ 4.72 BLT Score (845.5K ratings)★ 4.42 Goodreads (845.5K) - 8
House of Earth and Blood
Crescent City • Book 1
★ 4.70 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.2M) - 9
A Court of Silver Flames
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 5
★ 4.69 BLT Score (2.1M ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (2.1M) - 10
A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 2 of 2)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 2 • Book 2
by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati
★ 4.69 BLT Score (15.8K ratings)★ 4.77 Goodreads (15.8K) - 11
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 3 of 3)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 3 • Book 3
by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo
★ 4.62 BLT Score (10.9K ratings)★ 4.74 Goodreads (10.9K) - 13
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A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #2, Part 1 • Book 2
by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Jon Vertullo, Amanda Forstrom
★ 4.58 BLT Score (19.3K ratings)★ 4.7 Goodreads (19.3K) - 15
A Court of Silver Flames (Part 1 of 2)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #4, Part 1 • Book 5
by Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Delany, Natalie Van Sistine, Jon Vertullo, Aure Nash, Anthony Palmini, Melody Muze, Renee Dorian, Shawn K. Jain
★ 4.58 BLT Score (11.6K ratings)★ 4.66 Goodreads (11.6K) - 16
House of Flame and Shadow
Crescent City • Book 3
★ 4.57 BLT Score (710.4K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (710.4K) - 17
A Court of Wings and Ruin (Part 1 of 3)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3
by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Amanda Forstrom, Nora Achrati, Henry W. Kramer, Natalie Van Sistine, Megan Dominy, Gabriel Michael, Jon Vertullo, Shawn K. Jain, Stephanie Németh-Parker
★ 4.57 BLT Score (13.5K ratings)★ 4.69 Goodreads (13.5K) - 18
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 1
★ 4.50 BLT Score (4.3M ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.3M) - 19
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 2 of 2)
A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #1, Part 2 • Book 1
★ 4.46 BLT Score (13.3K ratings)★ 4.56 Goodreads (13.3K) - 22
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 1
★ 4.32 BLT Score (16.0K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (16.0K) - 23
A Court of Thorns and Roses (10th Anniversary Recording)
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 1
★ 4.29 BLT Score (0 ratings) - 24
A Court of Thorns and Roses 6
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 6
★ 4.15 BLT Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (1.4K) - 25
A Court of Frost and Starlight
A Court of Thorns and Roses • Book 4
★ 4.08 BLT Score (2.2M ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (2.2M)
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