The Best Way to Read Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

There is a lot of controversy on what is considered to be the best way to read The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas.

There is really two options that people recommend. Read the prequel first (Assassins Blade) or read it after Heir of Fire.

When I first read the series I read Assassins Blade first and I’m so glad I did.

Readers who read it after Heir of Fire say that they do recommend reading it that way because Assassins Blade has some ‘spoilers’ for emotional beats and plot development. I disagree.

I recommend reading Assassins Blade first because it provides insights on the story that otherwise the books just jump right into and I feel it is important to know this information.

I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll have to keep this vague, but Assassins Blade has four different novellas in it and all of them are important to the story. Some of them not until later in the series, but I feel that some of the stories (one especially) is important to know before going into Throne of Glass. It tells you how she got where she is and why her character develops in the way that she does.

During Throne of Glass she thinks back to her past, about where she came from before the book and I think it is important for readers to understand the thought process or her mental state during that flash back and why she may have acted in the way that she did.

If you read Assassins Blade after Heir of Fire you don’t get that information, you don’t get to see that character development from the very start.

How did you read Throne of Glass? Do you have a different order that you read Assassins Blade?

-Fallon