Sarah J. Maas in 2019. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (accessed: December 21, 2021).
Sarah Janet Maas
, b. 1986
Sarah J. Maas is a 1# New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series and the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. In 2008 she graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in Creative Writing, minoring in Religious Studies. Her novels are strongly influenced by fairytales, myths, and religions from around the world. Her first novel, Throne of Glass began as a dark retelling of Cinderella, which she wrote at age 16. Sarah self-published the novel under the name Queen of Glass on FictionPress.com, where it was discovered by Bloomsbury. After it was acquired by Bloomsbury, it became the first title from Bloomsbury Children’s to be made available on Netgally.com, a prominent website for the distribution of advanced e-copies of books to book reviewers. Originally planned as a trilogy, there are now six books expected, as well as a colouring book.
The first book of her series A Court of Thorns and Roses, was released in May 2015. Originally planned as a trilogy, Maas has since announced the series will two novellas and another three novels that will continue to tell the story of the world, featuring core characters. A colouring book has also been released. Maas also wrote the novel Catwoman: Soulstealer for Random House Children’s Books as part of their DC Icons series, due for publication in August 2018. In May 2018, Maas announced her first fantasy series for adults, titled Crescent City, with the first book expected in late 2019.Maas was born in New York, and currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son Taran, whose name means “Thunder” in Gaelic. The Celtic God Taranis is the God of Thunder.
Sources:
Interview with Sarah about the origins of Throne of Glass (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Article about the release of the Throne of Glass novel and its background (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Information about each book series (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Crescent City news (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Author Links:
Official website (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Twitter (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Instagram (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Pinterest (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Facebook (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Tumblr (accessed: January 9, 2020)
Bio prepared by Emily Booth, University of Technology, Sydney, Emily.Booth@student.uts.edu.au
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