Tower of Dawn
by Sarah J. Maas
★ Top 25 book of 2017 · #22 on Best Books of 2017
Chaol Westfall, once a proud captain of the Guard, is left physically broken and seeks healing among renowned healers in Antica. With war threatening his allies back home, he and Nesryn must win over powerful rulers and uncover something vital to saving Erilea.
Best for: Fantasy fans already following Chaol and the wider Erilea storyline
Tower of Dawn is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar.
What Tower of Dawn is about
Chaol Westfall once knew exactly who he was: a loyal man, a strong one, captain of the Guard. Then the glass castle fell, his men were killed, and the king of Adarlan left him alive but with a broken body. Now the only real hope he has of healing lies far from home, with the renowned healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica, the seat of a powerful empire on the southern continent.
Back in his homeland, war is closing in on Dorian and Aelin. Chaol and Nesryn have a second purpose beyond his recovery: persuading the empire's rulers to stand with them. Whatever they uncover in Antica will change them both, and it matters to the survival of Erilea itself. Published in 2017 and written by Sarah J. Maas, this is a story about rebuilding a sense of self after loss, with romance and politics in the mix.
Tower of Dawn on the Best Books of 2017
Tower of Dawn came out in 2017. Of the 73 books first published in 2017 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 2017 list.
Why it made the list: 381 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (23 ratings). 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.
Nearby on the 2017 list
- Origin Dan Brown, #20
- Unfuck Your Brain Faith G. Harper, #21
- Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, #23
- Dear Martin Nic Stone, #24
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 314 want to read it, 8 are reading it now and 59 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 23 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 66 | 55% |
| Reader love | 90 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 33 | 20% |
Questions about Tower of Dawn
When was Tower of Dawn published?
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas was first published in 2017.
Was Tower of Dawn one of the best books of 2017?
Tower of Dawn is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2017, out of 73 2017 books that cleared our data bar. 381 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (23 ratings).
Why is Tower of Dawn on the Best Books of 2017 list?
381 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (23 ratings).
More of the best books of 2017
- The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, #1
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, #2
- A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, #3
- One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, #4
- The Dark Prophecy Rick Riordan, #5
- Why We Sleep Matthew P. Walker, #6
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How we know
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