In Part 1 (It was never the Crown), we established something the Night Court doesn’t know: Koschei, not the Crown, was controlling the Autumn Court soldiers, Bellius, and Eris. We traced the behavioural differences, the Made weapon protection paradox, the “fog and mist” that Rhys found instead of readable thoughts, the potential ties to the […]
In this post we’ll establish that the Crown never controlled the Autumn Court soldiers, Bellius or Eris. It was Koschei, or at least Koschei’s power, all along. We will be diving into ACOSF to investigate a method of control that works and presents differently to that of the Dread Trove Crown. This method, or really […]
TLDR Elain’s name literally contains “porcelain”, her systematic colour progression follows alchemical transformation stages, the rescue sequence proves she and Azriel work as alchemical partners, SJM has precedent for cosmic transformation through willing vessel work (Kaltain), and there’s evidence pointing to Elain’s destiny involving sacred marriage with Koschei transforming the cosmic villain through love rather […]
A few disclaimers This is an interpretive reading of alchemical patterns in the ACOTAR series. I’m not claiming SJM definitely intended these connections – just that the patterns are interesting and coherent enough to explore. This covers only the 5 currently published books. Any predictions about future plots are speculation (and saved for future posts!) […]
This is my love letter of an analysis of Azriel’s BC from ACOSF. I think it’s way more complex than it appears and is actually a sophisticated exploration of competing moral systems, divine authority and what happens when someone finally gets a moment of authentic connection. This analysis is both pro-Elain and pro-Gwyn. It’s not […]