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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
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- Behind the scenesHer first adult book
Maas had only published YA fantasy before, with Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses. House of Earth and Blood, from 2020, was her first book released as adult fantasy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA climax set to a film score
Maas says the climax came to her while listening to "Shenzhou," Steven Price's track from the Gravity soundtrack, on a flight.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBest fantasy of 2020
It won the 2020 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy, voted by readers.
source ↗ - ReferenceAn empire that never fell
Midgard has phones, cars and nightclubs, but the model is a Roman Empire that never fell. Watch for the Latin names and the power structure.
source ↗ - SetupRead the epilogue slowly
The closing talk between Jesiba and Aidas touches on where Bryce's light comes from and on someone from Hunt's past. Those threads come back later.
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- Behind the scenesFantasy of the year, again
It won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy with 105,718 votes, the series' second win in a row.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesStore-exclusive scenes
In the US and UK, each chain got its own bonus scene: Target a Tharion one, BAM a Ruhn one, and Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and Indigo a Bryce and Hunt one.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSame painter
The Hunt on the US cover was painted by Carlos Quevedo, who also did book 1's cover.
source ↗ - ReferenceHello, Bryce Quinlan
The final scene drops Bryce into Prythian, the world of A Court of Thorns and Roses. Maas said she'd been planting hints of a shared universe for years.
source ↗ - SetupThe wolf in the epilogue
Ithan refuses to leave behind the wolf who wakes in the epilogue. She is the lost Fendyr heir, and that will matter.
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- Behind the scenesMidnight release
It came out at midnight on a Monday in January 2024. In New York, fans packed Book Club Bar in the East Village, then a Barnes & Noble.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBest romantasy of 2024
It won the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Romantasy, voted by readers. That's three awards for three books in the series.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDouble contract
This book closed out a three-book deal with Bloomsbury. In March 2023, before it came out, Maas signed for four more.
source ↗ - ReferenceFamiliar faces
In Prythian, Bryce is questioned by Rhysand, Azriel and Nesta. Her Starsword is the twin of Azriel's dagger Truth-Teller, and the Mask comes from A Court of Silver Flames.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNot over yet
Maas has confirmed a 4th book. As of October 2026 it had no title or date; "House of Many Waters" is a fan nickname.
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