House of Sky and Breath
core novel 2022 Crescent City
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.41 (960,364 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 805 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781635574074 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
House of Sky and Breath, the second book in Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series, picks up after the events of the first novel, as Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar try to return to ordinary life in Lunathion and keep their relationship platonic until an agreed-upon date. Bryce settles into work at the Fae Archives while adjusting to her unexpected status as a fae princess, and Hunt faces new uncertainty as Celestina, an unfamiliar Archangel, takes command over him. Both are drawn into matters they had hoped to avoid: Bryce uncovers information connecting a young thunderbird named Emile, and his sister Sofie Renast, to secrets involving her late friend Danika, while questions mount about the rebel Ophion movement opposing the Asteri. Faced with dangers neither of them sought out, Bryce and Hunt must decide how far they are willing to go to protect the people around them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crescent City
- Series: Crescent City core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sarah J. Maas
Awards (verified)
- Readers' Choice Award (Best Fantasy), 2022: won; Confirmed via the award body's own winners-announcement blog post.
Notes
- From the series record (Crescent City): A 4th volume has been confirmed by the author as planned, with no title or release date announced as of 2026-08-07 -- isn't counted here yet.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Crescent City: position 2 of 3: previous House of Earth and Blood (2020) · next House of Flame and Shadow (2024)
Sources
- Wikipedia -- Crescent City (novel series)
- https://crescentcity.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_Sky_and_Breath_(novel)
- Readers' Choice Awards, 2022 winners announcement
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