A Court of Thorns and Roses series is a series of books by Sarah J. Maas which retells multiple fairy tales including The Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone with faerie lore.
It was most likely inspired by the so-called "first Scottish fairytale", The Border ballad. This ballad tells the tale of Tam Lin, a knight who gets captured by the queen of fairies while hunting.
The trilogy focuses on the tale of Feyre, as she is brought into the faerie lands of Prythian, after murdering a faerie.
On 11 November 2015, it was announced that Tempo Productions have optioned A Court of Thorns and Roses for film.
On the 12 July 2016, Entertainment Weekly announced that Sarah J. Maas is writing five new books for the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, not including the first three novels of the series. There will also be a coloring book, which will release in 2017. Two novellas will also be published, along with three novels which will be set before and after the first three books. [1] [2]
Books
First series
- A Court of Thorns and Roses (Book 1, May 5, 2015)
- A Court of Mist and Fury (Book 2, May 3, 2016)
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (Book 3, May 2, 2017)
Other books
- A Court of Silver Flames (Book 4, February 16, 2021)
- Fifth book
- Sixth book
Novellas
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (Book 3.5, May 1, 2018)
- Novella #2
Companion Books
Extra Content
- Wings and Embers (2016)
Adaptations
- Main article: A Court of Thorns and Roses (TV series)
A TV series of A Court of Thorns and Roses is currently being developed after the film adaptation project was scrapped.
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | ||||
Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Nominated | |
RT Award | Young Adult Protagonist | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Nominated | |
2016 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction | A Court of Mist and Fury | Won |
2017 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction | A Court of Wings and Ruin | Won |
2018 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Best of the Best | A Court of Mist and Fury | Nominated |
Goodreads Choice Awards | Best of the Best | A Court of Wings and Ruin | Nominated | |
Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction | A Court of Frost and Starlight | Nominated |
Trivia
- The books are set in the same megaverse as the Throne of Glass series. Sarah J. Maas states you could open a wyrdgate between both worlds. [3] [4]
- "[H]onestly, I imagine the ACOTAR & TOG worlds existing in the same megaverse. Maybe I'll write my own fanfic, where Celaena opens a portal and falls into Feyre's world. (...and thus reach an all-time low of author lameness.)"
- — Sarah J. Maas on the ACOTAR and Throne of Glass world[4]
References
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly: Sarah J. Maas adding to Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass series
- ↑ Dymocks: Ultimate Guide to Sarah J. Maas
- ↑ Sarah J. Maas' Twitter: #ACOTARparty
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 livejournal: @sjmaas THE COVER FOR A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES IS HERE! (NOW IN HI-RES! AND WITH SOME TOG4 INFO!)