Urban fantasy romantasy · Reading guide

🌙 Crescent City

by Sarah J. Maas · 3 books

Half-Fae party girl Bryce Quinlan is done with ambition until her best friend is murdered. Teamed with Hunt Athalar, an enslaved angel assassin with a body count and a grudge, she tears through Crescent City's glittering underworld to find the killer. Maas at her most modern: nightclubs, group chats, and ancient monsters.

Crescent City is Sarah J. Maas's urban fantasy: same epic romance DNA as ACOTAR, but set in a modern city where Fae CEOs check their phones and angels work for the government. Three books are out, starting with House of Earth and Blood.

Book 4 is confirmed but has no date, and Maas has said it sits behind her ACOTAR work in the queue. That makes this the perfect "while you wait" series for ACOTAR readers, and vice versa.

Is Crescent City on Kindle Unlimited?

No. Crescent City is not in Kindle Unlimited as of July 16, 2026. It is a Bloomsbury series and Bloomsbury titles very rarely enter KU, so do not hold your breath. The ebooks run about $9 to $13, and the hardcover box sets go on sale often enough to be the better buy for shelf people.

Crescent City reading order

1

House of Earth and Blood

$9.49

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2

House of Sky and Breath

$11.12

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3

House of Flame and Shadow

$12.81

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Book 4 is coming, eventually

Maas has confirmed a fourth Crescent City book is planned but unscheduled, with her ACOTAR deadlines coming first. Translation: you have plenty of time to catch up, and the three published books tell a complete arc with a real ending.

The audiobook angle

All three audiobooks are on Audible, and at 27+ hours each they are among the best value trial redemptions you can make.

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