But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it… or doom Tamlin–and his world–forever. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin–one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.Īs she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Twists and turns make for jaw-dropping surprises along with gorgeous writing. Maas’ other best-selling book series, these books loosely reference some of our favorite fairy tales and are filled with action and steamy romance.

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He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined-and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier-and secretly, its most unwilling. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.īut when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision.

The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. If you want something with high stakes, unique settings, and complex characters, these are the books for you. Sabaa’s crafted a fantasy world with dystopian tendencies and an emperor who needs to be overthrown, and these books will quickly become some new faves. Whether it’s wonderful worldbuilding, lovely writing, or amazing female characters you’re after, they have them all. We totally understand.īut as you remember and reminisce on your favorite Throne of Glass moments, here are eight other fantasy series to dive into. Now that you’ve bought it, read it, probably had your soul shattered by it, you must undoubtedly be suffering from a terrible book hangover.

Maas’ epic Throne of Glass series, is officially out in the world to conclude the story of our favorite assassin. As many of you know, Kingdom of Ash, the final book in Sarah J.

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