Sarah Janet Maas (born March 5, 1986)[3][4] is an American fantasy author known for her series Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses,[5] and Crescent City.
She was adopted by a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, and they lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
[7][8] In 2008,[9] Sarah Maas graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College in Kirkland, New York west of Utica, where she majored in creative writing and minored in religious studies.
[17][13] A Court of Thorns and Roses, Maas' second fantasy series, is a loose retelling of "Beauty and the Beast".
[27] The Independent compared Maas's success to that of J. K. Rowling, noting their shared ability to inspire passionate fans, drive huge numbers of book sales, and create complex worlds with complicated caste systems.
[30][31] Maas attributed her love of reading and writing fantasy to Garth Nix's novel Sabriel and Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown.
[32] She has also named movie scores, classical music, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sailor Moon as influences.
"[33] Her books are known for their themes of romance and sexuality, and Maas noted that she was surprised A Court of Thorns and Roses had been classified as young adult.