Where it gets tricky is reading it in the context of Throne of Glass. ACOFAS is a Novella that is supposed to bridge the gap between the first trilogy and the second trilogy, so it needs to be read after ACOWAR and before ACOSF. It goes A Court of Thornes and Roses (ACOTAR), A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF), A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOWAR), A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOFAS), A Court of Silver Flames (ACOSF), and then the two books that don’t have a title yet. In the actual series, these books are very straight forward. (I wanted to preface this section by saying that these titles are super long, so everyone calls them by their acronyms) You technically don’t need to read it before Kingdom of Ash, but you will be confused and have some key points of tension spoiled if you skip it. It takes place during Empire of Storms and follows Choal in a story that feels like Throne of Glass part 2. It was supposed to be a novella but became a full-length novel when Sarah J Maas wrote the entire story in 3 days (if I remember correctly, she did an interview where she explained this). Goodreads says this book is number 6 in the series, but I see it more as number 5.5. Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, and Empire of Storms are all pretty straight forward (except not exactly but we’ll get into that with ACOTAR). You could, in theory, read The Assassin’s Blade before Throne of Glass, but I think it’s better to have the story introduced by Throne of Glass as the book does a great job at world building and introducing characters. They need to be read before Heir of Fire, because they provide much needed context for the story. The Assassin’s Blade is a compilation of five different novellas/short stories that happen before the events of Throne of Glass. The first two books, Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, should be read one after the other. If you want to only follow the list I have above, you’ll get the full experience of the books! I’ll be explaining the books that you could technically skip or parts where it gets a bit confusing. 3.5) A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOFAS)
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