Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas

Sep 2017 · Throne of Glass Book 6 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA

About this ebook

A glorious empire. A desperate quest. An ancient secret.

The search for allies extends to a new land in the sixth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child at the hands of Adarlanian soldiers, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need, and she will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries his own dark past, and Yrene soon realizes that those shadows could engulf them both.

Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience to overcome the danger that surrounds them. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, long-awaited answers slumber deep in the mountains, where warriors soar on legendary ruks. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival . . . or doom them all.

The final battle looms in this sixth book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series.

Ratings and reviews

I really didn't care for Chaol. My opinion of him didn't change with this installment. All he cared about was his useless prick that he sticks into every hole he can and then thinks that equals immediate marriage. I dont blame his dad for hating him. Must suck having a useless son. I only cared about Nesryn. I think this book would've been better if Chaol didn't exist and focused more on her and the mission to bring in more troops and reinforcements. Her role could've been expanded on ten times as much if Chaol wasnt around. I would've found the book to be more enjoyable. SJM still hasn't discovered the worth to cutting off useless characters. She keeps too much baggage which leads to wasted page space and character potential. Yrene didnt deserve to be with a wimp like Chaol. His uselessness only dragged her down. She deserved a better MAN. A man not a boy.

I started reading this book, and when I realized that the characters I cared about were not in it until the last few pages, I turned to those pages and never bothered with the rest. That's the first time I've stopped in the middle of a chapter/section/paragraph very in any book. Even books I found to be horribly written I have finished on principle, but not this one. I never really liked Chaol, and Nesryn wasn't interesting to me in the previous book. It was kind of horrible to realize I bought a book thinking that it was the sequel to the previous one, when it's just a side story that I couldn't find it in myself to care about since I'd have to wait another year for the sequel I'd been waiting for. I've read this series of books 3 times in total and I've skipped this book every single time. I doubt I'll ever read it. I'm sure it's well written and for many people that liked those characters it was a wonderful purchase. It just wasn't for me.

Albeit having bit of a slow beginning, once the pace kicks up, it definitely follows suit to the rest of SJM's books. The respective stories between Chaol and Nesryn are incredible and heart wrenching. Like any other book by Sarah, of course there is a crazy gut dropping plot hit/twist. Definitely read i!

About the author

Sarah J. Maas is the #1 bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold millions of copies and are published in thirty-eight languages. Sarah lives with her family in New York City.

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