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#1 Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

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

Cover of Throne of Glass
Hardcover
Pages 416 pages
Published 2012
Audiobook 13h 3m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Czech +18

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Publisher's Summary

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.…

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Weighted Score
3.87 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.87 ★
v (Ratings Count): 2,065
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 3.87
True Ratings 2,065
Written Reviews 277
Shelved (Popularity) 4,269
Users Read 2,758
Rating Distribution
5
27%
4
40%
3
24%
2
6%
1
3%

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Featured Characters

The assassin
Celaena. The prince
Dorian. The Guard
Chaol and other yeet-tastic characters not worth mentioning.

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