<P> The series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list, and has been optioned for a television series adaptation by Mark Gordon and will premiere on Hulu . </P> <P> Throne of Glass follows Celaena Sardothien, an 18 - year - old assassin in the kingdom of Adarlan . After being imprisoned for a year by the king, she accepts his son's offer to compete with other assassins and thieves for a chance to serve as the king's champion, after four years of which, she would be granted freedom . This leads her to form unexpected bonds with Chaol, the captain of the guard, and Dorian, the crown prince of Adarlan . Over time, Celaena is drawn into a conspiracy and a series of battles, leading to discoveries surrounding both the kingdom and herself . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Th> Counts </Th> <Th> ISBN </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> The Assassin's Blade </Td> <Td> March 13, 2014 </Td> <Td> 118,431 words / 435 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619635173 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> A collection of stories set prior to the Throne of Glass series, including four novellas previously published in e-book format: 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Throne of Glass </Td> <Td> August 2, 2012 </Td> <Td> 113,655 words / 406 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619630345 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> After a year of slavery, an infamous teenage assassin named Celaena is given the chance to become the tyrannical king's personal assassin by representing Prince Dorian in a competition against the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land . She must survive every test and trial in order to proceed to the final, in which she has to fight her remaining opponents to the death . As candidates are found dead in the castle, their bodies ruptured, Celaena finds herself delving deep into mysteries concerning not only her, but her very own ancestors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Crown of Midnight </Td> <Td> August 27, 2013 </Td> <Td> 114,494 words / 420 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619630642 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> Celaena, the King's Champion, must win her freedom by butchering every person the king asks her to, but she cannot bear to kill for the crown . With every death she fakes, she puts her close friends at risk . Celaena must choose between a captain and a prince, and battle forces more threatening than the king . She also reunites with an old colleague, becomes obsessed with a rebel movement, and learns more about the king's source of power . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Heir of Fire </Td> <Td> September 2, 2014 </Td> <Td> 163,266 words / 569 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619630673 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> Celaena travels to Wendlyn, where she must train as a Fae with the immortal warrior Rowan Whitethorn . Tensions high between them, the pair have to work together to stop evil forces from rising, as well as learning to accept herself as the Queen of Terrasen . Meanwhile, in Adarlan, Chaol teams with General Aedion Ashryver to rebel against the king . Manon Blackbeak, an immortal witch, competes in a competition against other witches in order to become the leader of the clan . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Queen of Shadows </Td> <Td> September 1, 2015 </Td> <Td> 183,840 words / 648 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619636064 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> Stronger than ever, Aelin Galathynius returns to Adarlan, but this time she is free . She teams up with Chaol and the King of Assassins, Arobynn Hamel, determined to get her revenge for over ten years of pain . Manon is forced to use her witches to produce evil monsters as weapons . She befriends Elide Lochan, a servant girl who is the rightful lady of Perranth . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Empire of Storms </Td> <Td> September 6, 2016 </Td> <Td> 195,332 words / 689 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619636071 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> Aelin is determined to never turn her back on her kingdom again . Cashing in debts to raise an army, Aelin and her court travel around Erilea in an attempt to stop Lord Erawan of the Valg from destroying the world, but with so many sworn enemies in want of revenge, including Queen Maeve of the Fae, survival seems unlikely . Aelin begins to realise that there are events in her life which may not have happened by coincidence; in fact, many have been pulling strings in the background long before she was born . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Tower of Dawn </Td> <Td> September 5, 2017 </Td> <Td> 191,282 words / 660 pages </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781681195773 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="11"> Taking place around the same time as Empire of Storms, Chaol Westfall travels to the Southern Continent with Nesryn Faliq to receive treatment from the gifted healers there, and to raise a powerful army against the Valg . Yrene Towers' attempts of healing him lead to her becoming entangled in Chaol's past . Meanwhile, Nesryn improves relations with her family during her stay, and befriends Prince Sartaq . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Ash </Td> <Td> October 23, 2018 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> ISBN 9781619636101 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Th> Counts </Th> <Th> ISBN </Th> </Tr>

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