- Sarah J. Maas
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Sarah J. Maas Born March 5, 1986
New YorkOccupation Author Nationality American Genres Fantasy Notable work(s) Queen of Glass
sarahjmaas.comSarah J. Maas (born March 5, 1986)[1] is an American fantasy author. Her debut novel, Queen of Glass: The Eye of the Chosen, was purchased in March 2010 by Bloomsbury and is slated for a late 2012 release.[2]
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Biography
Sarah J. Maas was born and raised in New York City, New York. She attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2008 with a degree in creative writing. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California with her husband.
Writing
Maas began writing what would become her debut novel, Queen of Glass: The Eye of the Chosen, when she was sixteen years old. After writing several chapters of the novel, she began posting them on Fiction Press, and over the next several years garnered close to 7,000 reviews.[3] Though she took the novel down from the site when she began querying agents, she often credits her fans with contributing to her success in selling the novel.[4]
Bibliography
- Queen of Glass: The Eye of the Chosen (2011)
Queen of Glass: The Eye of the Chosen
The series Queen of Glass is an epic fantasy retelling of Cinderella, where instead of attending the ball to win the heart of the prince, "Cinderella" is there to assassinate him. The first novel in the Queen of Glass series, The Eye of the Chosen, follows an infamous young assassin named Celaena Sardothien, who is more than she seems and who must battle her way to freedom in a corrupt kingdom where magic has been outlawed.[5]
References
- ^ "Sarah J.Maas". goodreads.com. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3433047.Sarah_J_Maas. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Publishers Marketplace". publishersmarketplace.com. http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/login.php/lunch/archives/006357.php. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Sarah J.Maas". heyteenager.blogspot.com. http://heyteenager.blogspot.com/2009/10/interview-with-sarah-j-maas.html. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Sarah J.Maas". livejournal.com. http://sjmaas.livejournal.com/#asset-sjmaas-371175. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Publishers Marketplace". publishersmarketplace.com. http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/login.php/lunch/archives/006357.php. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
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Categories:- Living people
- American fantasy writers
- 1986 births
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