Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
★ Top 5 book of 2012 · #5 on Best Books of 2012
An imprisoned assassin is brought to a castle to fight other killers and thieves for the chance to earn her freedom as the king's champion. When rivals start dying, her contest turns into a struggle to survive.
Best for: Fantasy fans who want a deadly tournament, a fierce heroine, and a castle mystery
Throne of Glass is #5 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar.
What Throne of Glass is about
Celaena Sardothien is an assassin, and she is also a prisoner. In a land where magic does not exist, she is hauled to the castle of a cruel king who sits on a throne made of glass. She has no plan to harm him. What she wants is her freedom, and the king has offered a route to it: win a contest against twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors, and she will be released to serve as his Champion.
Inside the castle she finds people who pull at her in different directions. The Crown Prince needles her, the Captain of the Guard looks out for her, and a princess from a distant country offers friendship. Then the other contestants begin to die, one at a time and with no explanation. Something dangerous is hiding in the walls, and Celaena's bid to get out of prison turns into a struggle just to stay alive. This is the first book in Sarah J. It is the first book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.
Throne of Glass on the Best Books of 2012
Throne of Glass came out in 2012. Of the 58 books first published in 2012 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #5 on our Best Books of 2012 list.
Why it made the list: 2,195 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (85 ratings); 88 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2012 list
- The Selection (the Selection #1) Kiera Cass, #3
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
- Me Before You Jojo Moyes, #7
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,908 want to read it, 88 are reading it now and 197 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 85 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 95 | 55% |
| Reader love | 71 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 91 | 20% |
Questions about Throne of Glass
When was Throne of Glass published?
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas was first published in 2012.
Was Throne of Glass one of the best books of 2012?
Throne of Glass is #5 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar. 2,195 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (85 ratings); 88 are reading it right now.
Why is Throne of Glass on the Best Books of 2012 list?
2,195 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (85 ratings); 88 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2012
- Wonder R. J. Palacio, #1
- The Fault in Our Stars John Green, #2
- The Selection (the Selection #1) Kiera Cass, #3
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
- Me Before You Jojo Moyes, #7
See the full Best Books of 2012, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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