Throne of glass is a young adult high fantasy novel series by american author sarah j maas beginning with throne of glass released in august 2012 the story follows the journey of celaena sardothien a teenage assassin in a corrupt kingdom with a tyrannical ruler the king of adarlan. The assassin and the underworld is about what happens when celaena returns to the assassins keep after arobynn beat her into unconsciousness and sent her to the desert celaena arrives full of confidence and more than a little bit of self satisfaction she succeeded in accomplishing her nearly impossible to complete task. A throne of glass novella on a remote island in a more want to read shelving menu shelve the assassin and the pirate lord want to read currently reading read add new shelf done shelving menu want to read currently reading read add new shelf rate it book 02 the assassin and the healer by sarah j maas 424 21363 ratings 1005 reviews published 2012 9 editions . The assassin and the underworld 2012 hardcover paperback kindle the assassin and the empire 2012 hardcover paperback kindle publication order of throne of glass collections the assassins blade 2015 hardcover paperback kindle sarah maas was born in newyork city in 1986 she graduated magna cum laude from hamilton college in clinton in 2008 while in college she majored her study