Sarah J. Maas

Sarah J. Maas is an American author and New York Times bestselling writer. She is the author of the A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Throne of Glass Series, and Crescent City Series.

## Biography

### Early Life

Sarah was born on March 5, 1986 in Manhattan, New York, growing up on the Upper West Side. In 2008, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College where she majored in creative writing and minored in religious studies.

### Personal Life

Sarah married her husband Josh in 2010, the two live in Pennsylvania with their two children, their son, Taran who was born in 2018, and their daughter, Sloane, who was born in February 2022.

### Career

Sarah originally wrote her debut novel Throne of Glass, then tiled Queen of Glass, when she was just sixteen years old. She posted them on fanfiction.net where it was one of the most popular stories on the site. It was later removed from the site when Sarah decided to publish the novel. In 2008, Sarah started sending the story to agents before signing with Tamar Rydzinski of The Laura Dial Literary Agency in 2009. Throne of Glass was purchased in March 2010 by Bloomsbury, who later purchased two additional books in the series. The series is available in 15 countries and 35 languages. While several prequel novellas set two years before the first novel were also published, these were later condensed into one book, The Assassin's Blade. The second book of the series, Crown of Midnight, was a New York Times young adult bestseller. The final book in the series, Kingdom of Ash, was released on October 23, 2018.

A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah's second fantasy series, is a loose retelling of the traditional Beauty and the Beast. The first book of the trilogy, A Court of Thorns and Roses, was originally written in 2009, but was not published until 2015. Due to the success of the original series, it was extended and a spin-off series was announced which would feature other popular characters. the fourth book in the series and the first of the spin-offs, A Court of Silver Flames, was published on February 16, 2021.

On May 16, 2018, Sarah announced her third fantasy series which is also her first adult fantasy series, Crescent City. The first book, House of Earth and Blood, was released by Bloomsbury on March 3, 2020. The sequel, House of Sky and Breath, was released on February 15, 2022.

The A Court of Thorns and Roses Series was accounted to be adapted into a television series for Hulu in 2021. In an interview with The New York Times, Sarah confirmed that she was developing the project with the writers and the show runner as executive producer.

## Bibliography

### Throne of Glass Series

* The Assassin's Blade
	+ The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
	+ The Assassin and the Healer
	+ The Assassin and the Desert
	+ The Assassin and the Underworld
	+ The Assassin and the Empire
* Throne of Glass
* Crown of Midnight
* Heir of Fire
* Queen of Shadows
* Empire of Storms
* Tower of Dawn
* Kingdom of Ash

### A Court of Thorns and Roses Series

* A Court of Thorns and Roses
* A Court of Mist and Fury
	+ Wings and Embers
* A Court of Wings and Ruin
* A Court of Frost and Starlight
* A Court of Silver Flames

### Crescent City Series

* House of Earth and Blood
* House of Sky and Breath

## Trivia

* Sarah currently has no plans for future Throne of Glass Series books.
* All three of Sarah's fantasy series have been nominated, and won, many awards.
* The 'J' in Sarah's name stands for Janet which was her paternal great-aunts name.
* Sarah's net worth is around $40 million.
* Sarah used to write Sailor Moon fanfiction.