{"id":44834,"date":"2024-01-30T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1982730"},"modified":"2024-01-30T21:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:51:38","slug":"how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How to read Crescent City and ACOTAR books in order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Your guide to Sarah J Maas&#8217;s epic fantasy worlds. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 19:25 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>As Sarah J Maas\u2019s latest book, House of Flame and Shadow, hits shelves, fantasy fans have been clamouring to catch up on the series.<\/p>\n<p>The author has seen huge success with her fantasy series, including A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR for short), Crescent City, and Throne of Glass.<\/p>\n<p>However, it can be daunting for a beginner.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the books and what order to read them \u2013 as well as what we know so far about when the next one is coming!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to read Crescent City in order<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"height: 445px; max-height: calc((100vw - 30px) * (445 \/ 293));\"> <picture> <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Crescent-City-b8148cc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=293%2C445\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Crescent-City-b8148cc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=293%2C445\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1982806 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Crescent-City-b8148cc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=293%2C445\" width=\"293\" height=\"445\" alt=\"Crescent City by Sarah J Maas book cover\" title=\"Crescent City by Sarah J Maas book cover\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Crescent City by Sarah J Maas book cover<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Bloomsbury Publishing<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The following books are the Crescent City books in order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>House of Earth and Blood (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>House of Sky and Breath (2022)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>House of Flame and Shadow (2024)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"\/>\n<h2><strong>Will there be a Crescent City book 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not been confirmed. As far as we know, Maas was only under contract for three Crescent City books, to complete a trilogy. However, she has previously hinted a fourth could be on its way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.j-14.com\/posts\/is-there-going-to-be-a-crescent-city-4-author-quotes\/\">J-14<\/a>): \u201cI will say there are like four houses [in the books] so if each book is named after a house \u2026 we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s like that ACOTAR\u00a0feeling where you know the first three books are Bryce and Hunt\u2019s story \u2014 but then there a few characters walking by and we could just follow them through.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to read A Court of Thorns and Roses in order<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"height: 522px; max-height: calc((100vw - 30px) * (522 \/ 339));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C462\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C462\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1982807 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ACOTAR-c578ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=339%2C522\" width=\"339\" height=\"522\" alt=\"A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover\" title=\"A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Bloomsbury Publishing<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The following are the A Court of Thorns and Roses books in order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Court of Mist and Fury (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Court of Silver Flames (2021)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"\/>\n<h2>Will there be A Court of Thorns and Roses book 6?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yes!<\/strong> Maas previously revealed that she\u2019s working on the next ACOTAR book, saying: \u201cI am working on the next \u2018ACOTAR\u2019 novel. I\u2019m drafting it, and that is all I will say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Details are thin on the ground but fans are excited to know what the next book could be about.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to read Throne of Glass in order<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"height: 445px; max-height: calc((100vw - 30px) * (445 \/ 290));\"> <picture> <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Throne-of-Glass-7b1c12a.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=290%2C445\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Throne-of-Glass-7b1c12a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=290%2C445\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1982810 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Throne-of-Glass-7b1c12a.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=290%2C445\" width=\"290\" height=\"445\" alt=\"Throne of Glass book cover\" title=\"Throne of Glass book cover\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Throne of Glass book cover<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Bloomsbury Publishing<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<h2\/>\n<p>The following are the Throne of Glass books in order.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Throne of Glass (2012)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crown of Midnight (2013)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heir of Fire (2014)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Queen of Shadows (2015)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Empire of Storms (2016)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tower of Dawn (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kingdom of Ash (2018)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"\/>\n<h2><strong>When should you read The Assassin\u2019s Blade?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Assassin\u2019s Blade, a collection of five stories in the Throne of Glass world, can be read at various points. If you\u2019re reading in release order, you should read it <strong>after Heir of Fire<\/strong>, as it was published shortly afterwards in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s a prequel so if you want to read it before the Throne of Glass series, that works too! It might even give you more background information to enhance your experience with the series.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will there be a Throne of Glass book 9?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As far as we know, there are <strong>no plans<\/strong> for Maas to write a ninth Throne of Glass book \u2013 but you never know!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll update this page with any new information as and when it comes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/House-Flame-Shadow-Crescent-City-ebook\/dp\/B0BYD65621?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">House of Flame and Shadow<\/a> is out now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Crescent-City-3-book-series\/dp\/B082M94N77?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Crescent City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Court-Thorns-Roses-Sarah-Maas\/dp\/1408857863?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Throne-Glass-Box-Set-Paperback\/dp\/1526650533\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4CQ5ZTERYU67&amp;keywords=throne+of+glass&amp;qid=1706625029&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=throne+of+glas%2Cstripbooks%2C74&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Throne of Glass<\/a> are all available to buy on Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage\u00a0<\/strong><strong>or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Your guide to Sarah J Maas&#8217;s epic fantasy worlds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":44835,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order.jpg",894,596,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order.jpg",800,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order.jpg",894,596,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/how-to-read-crescent-city-and-acotar-books-in-order.jpg",894,596,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Your guide to Sarah J Maas's epic fantasy worlds.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/44834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}