Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

by Sarah J. Maas

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius’s journey from slave to king’s assassin to the queen of a once-great kingdom reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across her world. . .

Aelin has risked everything to save her people—but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day…

With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that the many allies they’ve gathered to battle Erawan’s hordes might not be enough to save them. Scattered across the continent and racing against time, Chaol, Manon, and Dorian are forced to forge their own paths to meet their fates. Hanging in the balance is any hope of salvation—and a better world.

And across the sea, his companions unwavering beside him, Rowan hunts to find his captured wife and queen—before she is lost to him forever.

As the threads of fate weave together at last, all must fight, if they are to have a chance at a future. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever in the explosive final chapter of the Throne of Glass series.

• ISBN10: 1619636107
• ISBN13: 9781619636101
• Publish Date: 23 October 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 January 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Imprint: Bloomsbury YA
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 992
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leigha]

Aelin Galathynius, her allies, and her enemies come together in this epic finale to the popular Throne of Glass series.

Kudos to Sarah J. Maas for wrapping up such an epic fantasy novel. I know of several epic fantasy authors, such as George R. R. Martin and Robert Jordan, who start strong but fizzle out. Kingdom of Ash isn’t without its problems, but, for the most part, it hit all the right notes. We get to see all the characters and storylines from previous books weave together to create a satisfying, if not all that surprising, conclusion. I honestly don’t want to go into too much detail as I feel so much falls into spoiler territory. If you’ve loved everything up to this point, you’re probably going to enjoy the last book.

I will say it’s too long. This book needed to be split into two books instead of one. I also think several POV characters needed to either be lessened or removed from the final book as they brought little perspective to the final story. Nesryn by far got shafted. I love her and Sartaq. I would have loved more time spent with them, but they really had no development beyond being a part of Aelin’s final army. Magic powers and general representation is also an issue, but they have been since the very beginning.

I’ve written a series review, which will be posted soon on my blog for those of you looking for a more in-depth review. It will be full of spoilers!

tl;dr A satisfactory conclusion threading the previous book’s characters and stories into a (mostly) cohesive ending.

[Artemis]

I read exactly three chapters of this before I wanted to hurl my iPad and iPhone at the wall. I just can't with this series anymore. I don't know why I kept reading when all I felt was annoyed with everything. I skimmed various points and ultimately as I slowly jumped ahead nothing in this story grabbed me and made me want to slug through and actually read this book.

I'll post a short review for Tower of Dawn on the blog (some day!) and then that will be the last of this series. I doubt I'll revisit this again. And I may be finished with Maas altogether. . .

[bestmessever]

I am destroyed.