The first instalment of the EPIC Crescent City series from multi-million and #1 Sunday Times
bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas 'Maas has established
herself as a fantasy fiction titan' Time 'Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire
Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James' Telegraph 'Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric
world-building ... a page-turning delight' Guardian 'Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint . To
be devoured with relish' Mail ****** BOUND BY BLOOD. TEMPTED BY DESIRE. UNLEASHED BY
DESTINY. Bryce Quinlan loves her life. Every night is a party and Bryce is going to savour
all the pleasures Lunathion - also known as Crescent City - has to offer. But when a brutal
murder shakes the very foundations of the city Bryce's world comes crashing down. Two years
later Bryce still haunts the city's most notorious nightclubs - but seeking only oblivion now.
Then the murderer attacks again. And when an infamous Fallen angel Hunt Athalar is assigned
to watch her every footstep Bryce knows she can't forget any longer. As Bryce and Hunt fight
to unravel the mystery and their own dark pasts the threads they tug ripple through the
underbelly of the city across warring continents and down to the deepest levels of Hel where
things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir . House of Earth and Blood
is a blockbuster modern fantasy set in a divided world where one woman must uncover the truth
to seek her revenge. With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense this richly
inventive new fantasy series by #1 bestselling global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas delves into the
heartache of loss the price of freedom - and the power of love. *** 5* reader reviews for
House of Earth and Blood *** 'I DEVOURED this book. I could not stop gobbling up the words
I loved it so much' 'This book in one word... Epic! And I wholeheartedly mean that! Read it
and then tell everyone you know and their Granny to read it too! It's just that good!' 'It
was brilliant I was gripped absolutely loved it bits of it I forgot to breathe as I was
reading. One of the best books I've read in a long time' 'I don't even know where to start.
This is by far THE BEST BOOK SJM HAS EVER WRITTEN' 'Another incredible book by my favourite
author - the depths of the world she builds and each character are just indescribable - what a
wonderful talent to have to write at this level - no one else is doing it better'
