House of Flame and Shadow
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.
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Bryce is in a place she does not understand, Hunt is in chains back home, and the Crescent City storyline reaches into other Maas series. Third in the Crescent City series, with major series-wide stakes.
Yes. House of Flame and Shadow is the third book in Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series and assumes you have read House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. The series is heavily serialized.
Strongly recommended. House of Flame and Shadow contains a major crossover with the ACOTAR universe that spoils ACOTAR plot points and lands harder for readers familiar with both series.
House of Flame and Shadow was written by Sarah J. Maas, published in 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing.
House of Flame and Shadow is 835 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, House of Flame and Shadow takes most readers 13 to 18 hours to finish.
House of Flame and Shadow is a standalone novel by Sarah J. Maas, not part of a series.
House of Flame and Shadow is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.