Throne of Glass Reading Order: Chronological & First-Time Books in Order
Books, comics and other reading material are placed by story chronology while publication order remains available as a separate view.
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Throne of Glass Reading Order: Chronological & First-Time
An assassin’s beginning. A kingdom’s fate.
Read Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass in chronological or first-time order, with the five Assassin’s Blade novellas grouped and Empire of Storms / Tower of Dawn marked as parallel stories.
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An assassin’s beginning. A kingdom’s fate.
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First time: Throne of Glass → Crown of Midnight → The Assassin’s Blade → Heir of Fire → Queen of Shadows → Empire of Storms → Tower of Dawn → Kingdom of Ash. Chronology starts with The Assassin’s Blade. Use First-time below to switch.
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Read Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass in chronological or first-time order, with the five Assassin’s Blade novellas grouped and Empire of Storms / Tower of Dawn marked as parallel stories.
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Story chronology · Core route
Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn overlap; their display order is a reading choice, not a claim that one happens entirely after the other. The Assassin’s Blade contains five novellas, listed on its card. Audiobooks are editions of the same stories.
Showing 8 of 8 released stories.
- Novella collectionCanonReleased
The Assassin’s Blade
Direct link to this storyReadThe Assassin’s BladeCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonBefore the main series. Collection order: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord → The Assassin and the Healer → The Assassin and the Desert → The Assassin and the Underworld → The Assassin and the Empire.
- NovelCanonReleased
Throne of Glass
Direct link to this storyReadThrone of GlassCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonCelaena leaves Endovier to compete to become the King’s Champion.
- NovelCanonReleased
Crown of Midnight
Direct link to this storyReadCrown of MidnightCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonContinues Celaena’s story as King’s Champion.
- NovelCanonReleased
Heir of Fire
Direct link to this storyReadHeir of FireCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonThe story expands beyond Adarlan as Celaena trains with Rowan.
- NovelCanonReleased
Queen of Shadows
Direct link to this storyReadQueen of ShadowsCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonMajor characters and conflicts return to Rifthold.
- NovelCanonReleased
Empire of Storms
Direct link to this storyOverlapping storyRuns alongside another part of this chronology.ReadEmpire of StormsCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonRuns alongside Tower of Dawn. Read this first on a simple first-time route.
- NovelCanonReleased
Tower of Dawn
Direct link to this storyOverlapping storyRuns alongside another part of this chronology.ReadTower of DawnCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonChaol, Nesryn and Yrene travel to the Southern Continent. Runs alongside Empire of Storms; read after it to preserve reveals.
- NovelCanonReleased
Kingdom of Ash
Direct link to this storyReadKingdom of AshCanonListenAudiobook editionCanonThe final novel brings the main storylines together.
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Throne of Glass order guide
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Throne of Glass Reading Order: Chronological & First-Time Release Order
Release order re-sorts the same mapped stories by first publication or release instead of creating a duplicate guide page.
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Common Throne of Glass order questions
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
What order should you experience Throne of Glass?
First time: Throne of Glass → Crown of Midnight → The Assassin’s Blade → Heir of Fire → Queen of Shadows → Empire of Storms → Tower of Dawn → Kingdom of Ash. Chronology starts with The Assassin’s Blade. Use First-time below to switch.
Should you use chronological or release order for Throne of Glass?
Use chronological order to follow events as they happen. Use release order when you want to preserve the sequence of the original reveals. Both views use the same researched stories.
What does this Throne of Glass order guide include?
8 released story records; 8 including upcoming works. Adaptations and editions are grouped. Coverage follows the supplied guides and their September 8, 2026 editorial cutoff; not an exhaustive edition, stage-production or live-game event inventory. Coverage is current through 21 September 2026.
Suggested routes
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Where does The Assassin’s Blade go?
First in chronology; after Crown of Midnight for the first-time route. The five internal stories remain on one collection card.
Empire of Storms / Tower of Dawn
Read Empire then Tower for a simple first visit. A tandem read is optional; this guide does not impose a chapter-interleaving plan.
Eight books. One complete series.
Audiobooks share the same story cards. ACOTAR and Crescent City are separate series; no unreleased screen project is presented as a released story.
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Researched editions and adaptations stay together under one story.
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What anchors this order.
Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.
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