I went to her Chicago event and she talked about this! Next year “The World of Throne of Glass” will be released and she said it’s like an “encyclopedia” of all the characters. Taking place 10 years later
Petition for Sarah J. Maas to write a final book that shows us life after KoA, I want to read about Yrene and Chaol being parents and the home they built, Dorian being an uncle and Manon becoming friends with Yrene because Dorian would be in the Westfall residence 24/7 and he would drag Manon with him. I want to read about Aelin’s court and all their shenanigans, about how they restore Terrasen to its glory and the little folk making their appearances, about Aelin getting pregnant and Rowan’s joy. I want to read about Nesryn in the southern continent, about her wedding and how she deals with being an empress and she’s just happy of having her family. I want to read of all the witches restoring their kingdom and living in peace. I know they all got their happy endings but now I just want to read about the after.
Aaaaah just finished Kingdom of Ash and had to draw SOMETHING to get rid of the immediate hangover. This was probably the most defining scene in the book for me. Aelin’s arc was pretty much expected, but Manon and Dorian’s arcs were the most surprising events of the book. Dorian especially – every chapter I yearned that he could some how find his self-worth after working tirelessly to sacrifice himself at every turn - and this is the scene when he does.
I don’t usually sketch in color too often, but these two deserved it. So much.
Headcanon that years later, even when she’s had children with Rowan, even though she’s happily married and successfully ruling her kingdom, Aelin has to pinch herself, just to make sure it’s not another one of Maeve’s illusions.
Thank you. This book wasn’t easy to read. Not all was happy, or safe or warm. But every word meant something to me. I have loved, and will love, these characters with my whole heart. Have laughed with them, cried with them, hated and loved and lived with them, and they have taught me so many things about myself, and about the person that I could be. They changed who I am. Before I sit back, quiet and shy, I remember Aelin, and know that she would not want me to hide myself. Before I am cold, and harsh, I remember Rowan, and know that he felt that as well, and would not have me feel it. Before I say something in anger, I remember Aedion, and I learn from his mistakes. Before I settle for something, I remember Lysandra and her wildness, and know that she would see wildness in me too. When I am brutal, when I am merciless, Manon breathes to me of love. Love that changed her, remade her. When I lose someone, Dorian reminds me that they’re never truly gone. When I am proud, and unbending, Chaol tells me to allow people to help, to ease the burdens. And so many more lessons from so many others. These books have meant so much to me. And this final chapter made me grieve more than I could have imagined, made me rage and cry against it, but it also made me smile, grin, laugh and hope and live. It was so much more than I ever could have dreamed. So thank you so much. For thinking up Aelin, Rowan, Aedion, Lysandra, Manon, Dorian, Chaol, Yrene, Elide, Lorcan, Fenrys, Gavriel, Evangeline, Fleetfoot, and everyone else. In my heart, the Kingsflame will always bloom for Aelin and her Court To Rattle The Stars.
“But life, Chaol realized—life was just beginning.”—Kingdom of Ash