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A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

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Feyre's arc from feral huntress to immortal high lady is the slow burn that built Sarah J. Maas's romantasy empire; book one plays coy where the rest of the series goes all in. If you're new to romantasy, this is the on-ramp most readers recommend starting with, fae court politics and all.

Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

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Book facts

Genre
Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Epic, Romance
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Published
May 3, 2016
Pages
448
Reading time
8 hr 54 min · ~21 nights at 25 min/day in Moth
ISBN
9781619635180
Language
en

Publisher's summary

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.

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