The Tower of Dawn/Empire of Storms Tandem Reading Guide

In the Throne of Glass series, two books occur in the same time but in different locations: Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn.

Many readers (including myself) recommend reading these books together to get the optional reading experience. Luckily, there are a ton of guides on the internet, however, we are specifically recommending the JennaClarek version.

This is an extremely immersive and enjoyable way of reading these two books before you get to the finale Kingdom of Ash!

Download the PDF.

Copy the Checklist Google Doc.

Common Questions about the Tandem Read

  • Reading Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn is perfect for folks who don’t do well with bad endings.

    It is widely known that Empire of Storms has one of the most intense and devastating endings in an SJM book. Some readers really struggle to go into reading Tower of Dawn after that book and I get it!

    After recommending the Throne of Glass series to thousands of readers, almost every time they are thankful they did the Tandem Reading Guide…just trust us.

  • NO. - and this is from someone who did the first time…

    It is a HORRIBLE idea and will ruin the experience of the final book.

    Plus Tower of Dawn is highly underrated and holds a lot of amazing secrets and information. Believe me. You want to read this book.

  • Yes…however.

    The epilogue “Fireheart” is a MAJOR spoiler to Empire of Storms.

    Seriously. If you think you wont remember that, DO NOT READ TOWER OF DAWN FIRST.

  • PDF Version: If you wish to download it and just print it out

    Google Doc: For you to copy and check off while you are reading!

    Just wanted to provide two options for readers.

  • NO.

    This guide was made before I ever read Throne of Glass. However, we used this exact guide for our Throne of Glass Book Club in 2021 and I LOVED it.

    I just reformatted it and gave it a fresh paint job!