“I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play. I'm not . . . for once, I'm not destroying, I'm creating.”

American fantasy author

Sarah Janet Maas is an American fantasy author known for the series Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City. Her books have sold more than 75 million copies as of 2024, and they have been translated into 40 languages. Her writing is closely associated with large-scale fantasy series that have reached a wide international audience.