For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness. In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Seven kingdoms. Seven monarchs. Seven keys. One race. A centuries-old death curse claims the lives of the world's kings and queens once they bear an heir. The Last Kingdom is prophesied to break the curse and unite the seven kingdoms—but it stays locked away until a sovereign proves themselves worthy in the race for its key. Outcasts within their own kingdoms, Princess Emberly Whitaker and Prince Leon Wales never dared to think that they would be the generation chosen to run the race. When the long-awaited portals open, they must force aside their self-doubt and assume leadership in full. A labyrinth of terrifying monsters and foreign lands awaits them and their friends in a race against time, the other monarchs—and each other. ​​​​​​​When the two teams unexpectedly cross paths, tensions rise as Emberly's fiery temper and Leo's reckless past collide. But in the midst of cutthroat competition, they're forced into an alliance where they must confront the past and fight their way to the end—if not for the sake of their kingdoms, then for their lives.