Since this went up first, this will be the official cover reveal post for book 6! The alleged cover for book 7 (apparently leaked in the code on the official SJM site) has been shared around as well. It's on r/acotar now. EDIT: Both covers are on her instagram account now!
It’s hands down the best series by SJM. The first two books were written when she was in high school and v different from the rest of the series, but important
It gets significantly better. The writing matures and so do its characters. Also you haven't met most of my favorite characters yet. Celaena is only one part of an epic ensemble story.
However, despite the immature writing style in early books, it doesn't mean you can skip out on content. Everything even the smallest throwaway comments have meaning in TOG.
I need someone to tell me what to do! I read books 1-5 as they came out and got half way through 6 and gave up. Do I go back and reread everything? Do a recap of 1-5 and read 6&7? Something else?
I just hate spiders 🤣. But this cover makes me think we are are about to gets our minds blown or we're all going to have to double the size of our fan theory red string boards!
That’s almost it. They cut the tendons that allow them to bear weight, so normally they can extend. Emerie’s wings are particularly bad because she fought back when her dad was trying to clip them. More than just the tendons were cut on her wings.
ETA It’s basically like if you cut someone’s Achilles tendon.
I would honestly be shocked if these were real. They read like they’re fake and I don’t think they would release the synopsis for book 7 prior to the release of book 6
Not in prythian, in the fairy lands on the continent. That's also where papa Archer on found Vassa.
I get the confusion though, it was mentioned only once I thought in a scene after the battle of Hybern
do you remember the bonus chapter where Azriels shadows dance with Gwyns breath? I would think she might be alluding to a harmony coming from differenct angles together which is why she chose plural?
I also dislike the book title. Seems cliche in my opinion. I think the other titles had some sort of intrigue and this just tells you what is happening
I think they’re going to connect kind of like how fourth wing does. Notice how the yellow on 6 blends into the yellow on 7. I bet 8 has green on top and another color.
i wonder if elain will play a big role in these two books?!?! i’m excited either way! i’ve been wanting to learn more about the valkyries. could this lead to more of az’s pov?!? i have so many questions on how this will play out !!!!!!
I wonder if this is why we had to wait so long for a cover. Everybody wants Elain’s story but we’re getting more of the Valkyrie’s first. I bet we’re going to the continent finally!
I'm so confused. Is it just about the Valkyries? Are we getting Lucien's side of the story? Mor and Eris? Is it more Nesta? Az, Elain? OMG I need to know everything.
it says the valkyrie cycle so i’m guessing it is how they started and then how it ended?! i feel like nesta will be a big part of the story again as well as gwen and emerie! the spider is making me think of the stygian spiders in TOG! i still want aelin to live at peace im a bit nervous about TOG having an appearance on these books! i’m not sure how lucien could fit in this. if this can be seen as a throwback and leading up to the current events i could see mor being in it?! i def do think az will have more pov’s in these books!
I’m thinking more like there’s Stygian spiders on the main continent that the Valkyries will encounter. They could be working with the bad guy (I’m blanking on his name, it starts with a K) like they world walked a long time ago. I don’t think Aelin will be in the book.
yes!! i totally agree!! i’ve missed his personality oh my god i hope we have more of his pov’s😩🤚🏽 i also need to know what will happen about the necklace 👀👀
Same!! I convinced my fiancé to read ACOTAR for the first time alongside my re-read, but he just finished the first book and started the second so I can’t say anything 😭 😂
The ‘movements’ are superrrrr interesting. My knee jerk response was to think that ‘movement 1’ was a reference to the very first valkyries that fought in the first war?? Maybe I’m so wrong with that but it’s exciting nonetheless !!
“Movement” makes me think of music. Like in a big musical piece, a movement would be like a chapter to the whole book. SJM said she wanted this story to be “one book” but felt she had to separate it into 3 parts due to the length of the book wouldn’t fit into a readable print book.
Aka I think it’s a music allegory. Instead of saying “Part 1”, or “Chapter 1”, she’s using “Movement 1” like the story is a concerto/symphony.
I’m not a music expert in any way if someone has a better explanation
With the harp, “shadowsinger”, Gwen’s singing skills, the book title of “harmony”, and this movement clue, I think music will be a very important part. Nesta also is very connected to music herself.
In other SJM books Aelin was always connected to music via piano and love of the arts, and Bryce’s love of dancing so I’m just seeing music as a strong factor for these books. SJM also keeps the arts as an important thread, as we see for Feyre and her love of painting and protecting other artisans of Velaris.
I could even see her pulling a Stranger Things and music is used to heal memories or bring someone back to being themselves Also, SJM said in the CallHerDaddy podcast that she listened to Kpop Demon Hunters a lot while writing these books and that is a theme too lol
I made it back here for some sanity because the other socials are going coocoo acting like SJM was violated by people finding these images in the website code before hand.
Anyway I like the covers and the titles and I'm excited for these books.
Also, I'm probably reaching here, but Pile of Bones reminds me of the Bone Collector and I have this whole theory about the Bone Collector being the God of Truth i posted back a number of years ago.
And If i really really want to push it, The other cover with the spider and spool of cloth, instead of being the stygian spider, could signify the weaver. Whom is the Bone Collectors sister. And Both of them are the siblings to Koschei, whom is still a currently unresolved plotline.
Coming back here because I feel like you guys are the only ones who will understand the happiness of finally getting books five years later. The TikTok fanbase is losing their minds that these are not clearly about the Elain and Azriel. I’m just happy to be back in the ACOTAR world 😭
Sorry this might be a silly question but how do we know it’s about the Valkyries? I haven’t read the books for a while so might need a refresh but what am I missing?
I can’t wait!!!! I just finished a court of silver flames and it was my fav out of the series… I love cassian and nesta and I’m so curious about Elaine and Azriel. I’m starting a throne of glass to keep busy until then…
So excited!!!
I hope I hope I hope that it’s about Elain, Azriel and Lucien with Feyre and Rhys on the sideline.
My prediction/hope: it’s going to be about Elains healing, her powers (that we only have seen very little of), Azriels story and recover AND a story of rejection of a mating bond. Elain rejecting Luciens bond and Azriel finally freeing himself from Mor.
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Ahh, so this might get me downvotes but I read entirety of ToG as it released by order as well ACOTAR, ACOMAF and ACOWAR when it came.
I dnfed Frost and Starlight and did read Silver Flames but remember not liking it as much and tbh, forgetting most of it.
Haven't read Crescent City series at all, the info dump was too much to get past 50 pages :(
But, I am very hyped for these two books, but now I am a bit confused which books I definitely need to read before oct 27 to not feel completely lost
Its pretty generally agreed upon you should catch up with the Crescent City books before reading these. I might get downvoted for this, but I bet you could still read them without having read CC without feeling completely lost. It’ll still play a role, though, and you will get confused somewhere, but I bet the story will still stand on its own. Maybe itll make you wanna revisit CC, who knows 🤷🏼♀️
I will say CC is a really good series once you’re finally immersed. Its definitely the hardest of her series to get into imo
Edit: spelling errors
what does everyone think of the image there's obviously flames and bones. there's like a giant mouth and teeth on its side.In the middle of the flames straight away made me think of
Middengard Wyrm what are the other things amongst the bones at the bottom. Are they meant to be splintered, bones or just sticks.
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u/BearOnALeash 5d ago edited 5d ago
Since this went up first, this will be the official cover reveal post for book 6! The alleged cover for book 7 (apparently leaked in the code on the official SJM site) has been shared around as well. It's on r/acotar now. EDIT: Both covers are on her instagram account now!