Sarah.J Maas author page

Sarah J. Maas biography

Sarah J. Maas (born 1986) is an American fantasy author best known for the series Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City. Her work combines secondary-world fantasy with strong romantic arcs and has reached No. 1 on major bestseller lists in the UK and the US.

Maas debuted with Throne of Glass in 2012, launching an eight-book sequence that follows assassin Celaena Sardothien through court intrigue and war; the series concluded with Kingdom of Ash in 2018. In 2015 she began the fantasy-romance cycle A Court of Thorns and Roses, which currently comprises A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015), A Court of Mist and Fury (2016), A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017), the bridging novella A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018) and A Court of Silver Flames (2021).

Her adult fantasy series Crescent City opened with House of Earth and Blood (2020) and House of Sky and Breath (2022). The third volume, House of Flame and Shadow, was published on 30 January 2024. Across these projects Maas develops interconnected casts, political tensions and quest narratives aimed at older teens and adults.

Her books are published internationally in multiple formats and languages and are used widely in libraries and reading groups for readers seeking epic fantasy with character-driven plotting.

Selected bibliography: Throne of Glass (2012) … Kingdom of Ash (2018); A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015), …Mist and Fury (2016), …Wings and Ruin (2017), …Frost and Starlight (2018), …Silver Flames (2021); House of Earth and Blood (2020), House of Sky and Breath (2022), House of Flame and Shadow (2024).