Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)

by Sarah J. Maas

In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire.

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken.

His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica--the stronghold of the southern continent’s mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them.

But what they discover in Antica will change them both--and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined.

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You know, prior to getting started with Tower of Dawn I had seen the cover on Goodreads and wondered why it was the only book of the series without a blond-haired chick on the cover. About 2/3 through Empire of Storms it finally dawned on me (terrible pun intended) that we didn't hear a word about Chaol there and Tower of Dawn would probably be devoted to his journey.
After that realisation, I was both excited and annoyed. I really wanted to know what happens next (especially in terms of Aelin's "situation"), so I debated just skipping TOD for now and going straight to Kingdom of Ash. Let me tell you: I am so glad that I didn't!
Tower of Dawn is super thrilling and a whole lot of stuff is going on there. Despite some of the shit Chaol had pulled in the past novels, I was still rooting for him. I had my fingers crossed so hard that he'd accomplish his mission. Not just the one regarding an army but also concerning the situation about his legs.
What can you expect from Tower of Dawn? It's set in a completely new surrounding, so we get to explore a continent with a rich culture, fascinating people and an impressive history. Making all that stuff up for one country is difficult enough but SJM really did a great job with doing all of it again for the Southern Continent!

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