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Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass, Book 1

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Throne of Glass

By: Sarah J. Maas
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
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Bloomsbury presents Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, read by Elizabeth Evans.

Lethal. Loyal. Legendary.

Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King’s Champion.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival—and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Thrilling and fierce, Throne of Glass is the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide.

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Critic reviews

"One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade." (Time Magazine on the Throne of Glass series)

"Celaena is as much an epic hero as Frodo or Jon Snow!" (New York Times best-selling author Tamora Pierce on the Throne of Glass series)

"Epic fantasy gold." (USA Today on the Throne of Glass series)

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Engaging World-building • Intriguing Mystery Subplot • Distinctive Character Voices • Strong Female Protagonist
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The story was ok, not great, but I am really surprised that the narrator hasn’t gotten more negative reviews. The men all have very weird deep voices and pretty much anytime any royalty speaks (king, prince, princess, queen) it is always slllloooowww. I can’t get past it. It was just all wrong. I may read the next book sometime but probably won’t listen if this is the narrator for all of them.

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I really liked how immersive and dynamic the characters are. My favorite character is definitely Princess Nehemia. She’s giving me very much black girl magic...lowkey. Even when she doesn’t appear she’s very memorable,calls attention and you wanna know what she’s up to.
There is somewhat of a love story but it doesn’t completely overwhelm the story either. There issss a Triangle but it’s fine.
The way that magic and the fights are depicted really excite me and when it’s being read aloud its really immersive and you almost feel like you’re on the sidelines or in the story when it’s happening.
The ONLY two things I struggled with is accepting that Celaena is actually an Assassin,because while she is a skilled fighter and she’s very smart,very sharp,she just seems like she more an opportunist than an actual assassin. Calaena gets caught slipping or lacking several times lol However I didn’t let it distract me from the overall story. If you tryna read about a strong heroine who isn’t boring and not always “smirking” this is what you looking for. The second thing is we get a POV from a character that I really did not care for and I feel like we could’ve gotten a POV from the King rather than them. I saw there’s more books though so the author might be setting something up. The performance was okay. I like how the VA portrayed different voices , just some of the diction of them talking and what was being said sometimes didn’t match the mood of the scenes. Overall I really like the book and I’m looking forward to read/listen to all the other books like a marathon lol I’m trying to see what the future holds for Calaena next!

Very refreshing

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This series is a complete escape, your mind will get to explore the amazing Sarah j mass universe while your heart goes through all the aches and pains of heartbreak and triumph. If you were on the fence of starting this adventure look no further I am here to tell you to do it. I’m near the end of this adventure and I wish I could listen to it for the first time all over again.

Best series ever

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Wonderful story line! Absolutely addictive from the beginning!! This is a must read for anyone!!

In LOVE!!

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My favorite author with my favorite narrator. Another excellent book by Sarah J Maas. So addicting and such a great love story on top of a great story. I wonder what’s gonna happen next.

Elizabeth Evans is the best

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i don't know why people say that she doesn't seem strong, she was forced into being a assassin when she was a small child, and she's still a person with emotions... I love her character still

amazing story!!!!!

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I love a book of adventure with a strong female central character. I have finished two books so far and have been thoroughly entertained. I look forward to more.

Thoroughly entertained

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I love the The throne of glass book series is my personal favorite would definitely recommend.

Amazing book

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You’ll want to read the next after next, regardless of any flaws it’s a good story with great characters that you’ll want to follow.

I didn’t expect to like this series, I liked the length and had planned to care so little that I could fall asleep listening LOL. This isn’t my genre at all but…

Princesses, witches, magic, dark magic, creatures , kingdoms, cultures, rulers-it’s all there. It’s a well built fantasy land that becomes endearing.

The author does a fantastic job of building characters and weaving plots and storylines together throughout the entire series so that you have to read them all. You can’t just stop, they don’t tie up at the end of each story.

I could do without the romance, but it’s not graphic, and it does add to the plot. It’s not terribly silly but I think we can get there without describing wet shirts lol but to each their own.

There are so many plot twists I don’t know how the author kept up! I never guessed correctly and I stopped trying.

I think by the end of book one you’ll know if you’re interested and can drift into fantasy and enjoy the ride.

Personally, I finished the last book 2 weeks ago and missed it so much I started over.

The whole series

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Once I got into it around chapter 5, I didn’t want to stop listening!
However, because of work I had to push pause on occasion. Loved the performance/reader. Going to get the next one in the series now!

One of those, “Are you listening to your book again?”

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