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  • Throne of Glass, Book 1
  • Written by: Sarah J. Maas
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
  • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (593 ratings)

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Throne of Glass

Written 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

What the critics say

"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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Fake performance

The reader has such a put-on, over dramatized voice I can’t listen to the story. I want something more realistic. Love Sarah Maas’ books though

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young adult assassin?

Story was catchy and had all the standard cliché s including a love triangle, but I think if you are an adult reading this it will strain credibility far too often. an assassin that has no cunning or self preservation instincts or ability to lie... just to make her an approachable character? no thanks. if you are over 18 beware.

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Great Read, Didn’t Love Some Lead Voices

Namely Dorian was given an annoying bravado kind of voice. Kaol’s was rather odd too. Just didn’t think it needed to be so dramatized. No big deal if you imagine the words said differently.

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Mary Sue through and through

From the first chapter the MC is a painful Mary Sue she's painfully dense despite her earned accolades yet everyone still throws themselves at her feet cause... she's beautiful but not TOO beautiful. oh and the king hates her cause... she was doing her job?
I dunno there is so much left un explained in peoples motivations and actions that i just couldn't bring myself to care.

This was a hard read for me and honestly should have been a DNF for me. But i stubbornly stuck it out. Everything goes well for the MC at every turn. she's never really in danger because everyone else is looking out for this badass assassin. who everyone gets the drop on without trying.

if you enjoy Mary Sue kind of characters you'll enjoy this book. if not I'd avoid it.

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Amazing!

The fastest book I’ve listened to! The entire book was amazing and the story line was great.Highly recommend it

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Top tier narration

Even though some people may pick on some mispronunciations the narrator did such a good job telling the story which made a big difference from me. For storyline I enjoyed it and will be continuing this series.

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Start here

*Soft Spoiler Alert*
Following the events of Assassins Blade we rejoin Celaena Sardothien out favourite Assassin now prisoner as she is presented with an offer she can't refuse. Serve as the Kings champion for less than a decade to earn her freedom or remain a slave of the mines and likely die with in a year. Buckle up readers as this is the first book of dozens that will rock your world.

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Amazing

My brother recommend this to me. Very happy I got it. Very good and well thought out story

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Omg

Ahhh Celeana Sardothien. What a masterpiece of a woman. This book is and has been one of my favs since I first read it. Third re-read and I just keep falling in love

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This got me hooked

Such a good story. This is definitely one it’s hard to put down and I can’t stop binging the whole series now.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2021-05-24

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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  • george
  • 2021-05-12

I tried...

I really tried, but had to stop halfway through.
it was in my recommended list and had good reviews, so I gave it a shot.
The MC is supposed to be this super renown assassin, but comes off as a jumpy rabbit with NO environmental awareness, and is always startled, or scared.by something.
The love triangle is forced, awkward, and makes no sense considering the involved characters roles. Oh, and like Oh Em Gee, Mc is like, soooo embarrased, so often.
The Narrator does a good job at giving characters different voices, but makes the MC sound like a little girl instead of this hardened super assassin shes supposed to be.
I just cant get into this, I kept hoping it would get better, but all the characters are written like freshmen teens in a 90s sitcom.

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  • Jasmine
  • 2021-04-21

Silly and doesn't make sense

I thought I would like this book but the dialog is just too cringy and the main characters personality doesn't make sense. She claims to not have been "broken" after living in one of the worlds toughest prisons but gets scared when being in front of the king or in high places?? She's also described as this amazing assassin that people cower in fear of but is easily beaten by the captain of the guards when sparring???

Everything just contradicts itself. I wouldn't recommend reading this, there are much better books out there.

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  • abreanna
  • 2021-01-30

This book!

I love Sarah J. Maas and the relationship she builds between characters. She has a wonderful writing style! I read ACOTAR before reading this series and I just love the way she wrote!! It’s so easy to read and nothing ever gets boring with her!!

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  • Alejandro
  • 2021-05-18

Trap

Story is a trap when you read the summary to think it’s going to be this amazing story but when you actually read the story it’s terrible, the main character doesn’t make any sense she’s a assassin but acts like a teenage girl and there are no personality traits that scream “assassin” the story and the characters need work. I was looking forward to reading it since I read court of thorns and roses and the writing and plot was great. This was the complete opposite. I was not impressed, it sucks that I paid for this book now I’m stuck with it.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2021-04-29

Excellent book - poor narration

I read all of this series, as did my daughter and husband. I decided to share the audio book with a friend on a road trip. I can not express how badly Evans seems to miss the nuances in the conversations. Wasnt Sarah j Maas consulted on her reading?? Dorian and Chaol Are portrayed always as snooty brats. That doesn’t feel accurate. Even Philippa is portrayed as a persnickety lady in waiting. No one I know who read the books feels that way about her. It’s absolutely so disappointing to hear how silly Evans makes all of these characters feel. This is a huge miss on the portrayal of this wonderful book.

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  • Saphron
  • 2021-03-07

Great story, terrible voices.

I love these books and their story. The reader read well,but some of their voices for characters were not to well done. A squeaky British accent for a giant hulking tribesman from the mountains seems like an odd and distracting choice.

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  • Trent
  • 2021-04-23

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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  • Anonymous User
  • 2022-01-19

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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  • Mr&Mrs Dunn
  • 2021-08-26

Pretty good

I enjoyed this book, I have read other SJM books. This one is definitely for younge adults like teens. As an adult who enjoyed the spice in ACOTAR, I definitely waited for it. The story overall is pretty good not the best. I did buy the 2nd book right away. I'm am looking forward to reading the whole series.

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