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If the nextA Court of Thorns and Rosesbook is about Elain as everyone suspects , then I really hope it confirm one fan theory about her . Elain , to this point , has been the most mysterious Archeron sister , not because she ’s inherently a mystifying character , but because she has n’t been as well - developed asNesta and Cassianor Feyre and Rhysand . Whether I like it or not , Sarah J. Maas ' habit is to focalise almost exclusively on a few grapheme in each bookand leave the supporting characters less well - developed until the focus is on them . It ’s created a problem withA Court of Thorns and Roses ' stakesand characterization .
Even deliberate that , though , Elain has been badly underdeveloped to the point it ’s grueling to call her a secondary character . I see her as more of a tertiary character decent now , a problem since the first book . Even when Nesta was just a supporting quality , there was far more fourth dimension devoted to her on the Thomas Nelson Page , not just in her character development , but also in how much the other characters thought about or hash out her . That has to change , and I hopeone hypothesis about the nextCourt of Thorns and Rosesbookmakes up for underutilizing Elain in a big way .
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I Need The Next Court Of Thorns & Roses Book To Confirm Elain Is The Strongest Archeron Sister
I Wasn’t Sold At First, But Now I Want It
While not all theACOTARfandom is in concord , there ’s a democratic theory that Elain will seek to be the strongest of the Archeron sistersin the end and I ’d candidly be excited about that . To be honest , when I first heard the hypothesis , I was n’t that into it . I ’d grown too seize to Feyre , and even more to Nesta through her grief - and - growth arc to even think about the personality void that is Elain ( at least so far ) take over them as the most brawny and potentially pivotal babe .
The more I thought about it , though , the more I liked it . Elain becoming the strong Archeron baby takes nothing away from the other two , andit can add a pot to the nextCourt of Thorns and Rosesbook . It ’s operose to go wrong with Elain ’s characterization at this point , as she does n’t have any to screw up . That leave the door wide unresolved for a really nerveless storyline .
Plus , Elain has had the welfare of deliver five book before convey to her story . The stakes are bigger and the traditional knowledge is more established . Feyre became the first High Lady and Fae - made human . Nesta became the first Valkyrie in half a millennium . That surely means Elain will also be a fabled first and that ’s exciting to cerebrate about . Others may disagree with me , but getting a really interesting and surprising storyline for Elain trumps Feyre and Nesta remaining in the spotlight , in my opinion .
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Feyre became the first High Lady and Fae - made homo . Nesta became the first Valkyrie in half a millenary . That sure means Elain will also be a legendary first and that ’s exciting to think about .
Elain Could Free The Fae Trapped Behind The Prison Mountain Rock
If Anyone Has The Power To Do It, It’s Elain
Going further with the Elain hypothesis , there ’s a guess that she will be the one to free the Fae trapped behind the rock of the Prison mountain . The Fae in the rock were first introduce in the last book , A Court of Silver Flames , when Nesta touch the Harp and it show her a vision . The possibility from rooter – and it ’s one I agree with – is thatthe Fae trapped in or behind the rock’n’roll of the mountain are the escape members of the vanished Dusk Court , which disappeared without a trace . Some readers believe the Dusk Court is actually Prythian ’s afterlife , but I imagine the screams and pleas Nesta heard negate that theory .
I ’m sure Elain will play a part . She can hear heartbeats through solid stone , she can " see " distances and through things that other Fae ca n’t , and she has psychic visions . If any of the Archerons can figure out the whodunit of the Fae in the rock and free them , it ’s Elain . If she could pull it off and land the Fae back – and , perhaps , the Pegasus horse cavalry that seemed to die out with them – it would go a long way to tolerate the idea that Elain is the most powerful sister once her powers are fully unleashed .
Elain Freeing The Fae In The Mountain Prison Would Solve Multiple ACOTAR Problems
It Would Kill Two Underdeveloped Birds With One Narrative Stone
Elain rid the Faewould be a straight way to address multiple currentACOTARproblems . Right now , I imagine we can all agree that Elain is the only personality - proof part of the Inner Circle . I ’m not even sure I would call her part of the Inner Circle , thanks to how on the fringes she ’s been . There have been hints at something more to her , but they ’ve been brief and rare . I require the next Word of God to flesh her out ; otherwise , there ’s no percentage point in her even being in it . A plot line with Elain reckon out how to free the trapped Fae would finally give her something meaningful to do and an opportunity for character development .
Sarah J. Maas sometimes leaves unresolved plot thread hang too long and supporting characters be adrift in limbo , but there ’s no way these Fae were introduced without there being some sort of succeeding payoff . It would be pretty odd for them to go undiscovered in the next novel , soit would make common sense that Elain might just give up them as part of her arc of coming into her powers . They have n’t been explore yet or explained , but Elain ’s storyline could easily do that . And , hey , suddenly having an solely new 8th Court to help in the coming war would be very utile and ascertain Elain go away down as a legend in Prythian history , just like her sisters .
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A Court of Thorns & Roses
2015
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A Court of Mist & Fury
2016
A Court of Wings & Ruin
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2017
A Court of Frost & Starlight
2018
Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers beyond the forest. And she learns that taking the life of a magical creature comes at a high price . . .
A Court of Silver Flames
2021
A Court of TBD
TBA
The Next Court Of Thorns & Roses Book Can’t Just Be About Elain’s Love Triangle
Elain Deserves Agency Beyond Which Man Gets Her
So far , Elain ’s most defining trait is n’t even about her , but about her being Lucien ’s mate and Azriel ’s love . It ’s not even exclusively clear-cut how she feel about either of them , seeing as how most of the blossoming romance she has with Azriel has been relayed through his point of view , not hers . As for Lucien , she just has n’t pass enough time with him to gain any firm belief one room or the other ( but then , none of us have spent enough meter with Lucien for our liking ) . out of doors of declare she want to prefer her own amorous partner – and , I think , who does n’t ? – Elain has had very little office in the books , a fact that has scotch me .
An spark just as great as Elain finding love or freeing the pin down Fae would be her come into her own power and her own agency , able to advocate for herself and carve out a use in the Fae world .
That ’s why the nextA Court of Thorns and Rosesbook , if it does follow her POV , ca n’t just be about her deciding between Azriel or Lucien . She deserves more as a character , and so do the readers . Thus far , theACOTARbooks have been take with secure , complex , blemished women , which I have it off . An arc just as capital as Elain finding love or unloosen the entrap Fae would be her coming into her own might and her own means , able to advocate for herself and carve out a function in the Fae humanity . She has n’t yet ground her place or her people , and the next Word can and should vary that .
Feyre is a huntress . She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its fair game . But , like all mortals , she fears what lingers beyond the forest . And she teach that shoot the life of a sorcerous creature comes at a high price . . .
