Born

March 5th, 1986 – New York City, New York State, USA

Known For

ACOTAR Series, Thrones of Glass Series, Assassins Blade Series, Crescent City Series.

Genres of Writing

Romantasy, Fantasy (High), Fantasy (low)

Awards

Goodreads – Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction – Queen of Shadow – 2015

Goodreads – Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction – A Court of Mist and Fury – 2016

Goodreads – Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction – A Court of Wings and Ruin – 2017

Goodreads – Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction – Kingdom of Ash – 2018

Goodreads – Best Fantasy – House of Earth and Blood – 2020

Goodreads – Best Fantasy – A Court of Silver Flames – 2021

Goodreads – Best Fantasy – House of Sky and Breath – 2022

Other Ventures

Beliefs

Religion

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Politics

Maas has been criticised for promoting her novel A Court of Silver Flames through associating of Breona Taylor, a women of colour who was killed by Police officers.

Zionism (Proven)- Sarah J. Maas, on her grandmothers side, is of the Jewish faith and has publicly stated her pride in her grandmother in 2016 for volunteering at an Israeli army base – “She is 86 and a Holocaust survivor and still volunteers regularly at an Israeli army base. It was very special to have her at my house.”

Maas’ husband is also of the Jewish faith and has described their trip to Israel – “The Wall on Shabbat was one of the coolest experiences, full of joy and energy. I left Israel overflowing with pride. It’s a magical, welcoming place.”

Sexuality

Maas has written characters of LGBTQIA+ representation into her novels, though as received criticism in her earlier novels, in particular ACOTAR series, for poor portrayal of LGBTQIA characters. Maas has never made any direct homophobic comments or shown direct intent to marginalise the community. Some have argued that Maas’ not being LGBTQIA is a reason for her lack of characters as such in her novels.

A.I Usage

Maas’ novel House of Earth and Blood appeared to use A.I. generated art for the cover of the novel.