Queen of Shadows

Queen of Shadows is the fourth, and, currently, most recent, novel in Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series. It follows Aelin Ashryver Galathynius as she returns to Adarlan, embracing her true identity and shedding the persona of Celaena Sardothien.

Teaser
" The queen has returned. Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past . ..

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the  New York Times  bestselling series contrinues Celaena's epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world."

--from Goodreads

Characters

 * Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen
 * Aedion Ashryver, her cousin
 * Rowan Whitethorn, her carranam
 * Dorian Havilliard, prince of Adarlan
 * Chaol Westfall
 * Lysandra
 * Nesryn Faliq
 * Manon Blackbeak, an Irontooth witch
 * Elide Lochan, a witchling

Series and Sequels
Queen of Shadows is the fourth novel in the series that began with Throne of Glass. It is immediately preceded by Heir of Fire, and should also be read after the bound collection of prequel novellas, The Assassin's Blade. It is set to be followed by a fifth book, which is currently untitled and has no scheduled release date.