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• The War Of Eight Crowns by songofspring

  Fandoms: Original Work, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  22 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Feyre Archeron/Rhysand
  • Nesta Archeron/Cassian
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)/Original Male Character(s)
  • Original Characters
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Elain Archeron
  • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Tamlin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • High Lords of Prythian Characters (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Amren (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Gwyneth Berdara
  • Emerie (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Out of Character
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire
  • War Crimes
  • Blood and Violence
  • Eighth Court Theory | The Dusk Court Exists (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Inner Circle Bashing (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Politics
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Prophecy
  • Prophetic Dreams
  • Prophetic Visions
  • Slow Burn
  • Morally Ambiguous Character
  • Ambiguous Relationships
  • Dragons
  • Spymaster Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • fated mates
  • Dragonriders
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Azriel Deserves Love (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Bittersweet Ending
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Dark Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Rhysand Bashing (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Blood and Gore
  • Gay Male Character
  • Depression
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Tamlin Redemption (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Tags May Change
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  The ink on the peace treaties is barely dry when the dragons wake.
  A High Priestess arrives in Velaris bearing a vision of ruin: the Night Court reduced to ash, Feyre and Nyx dead, and the seven High Lords kneeling before a long-forgotten throne. Across the sea, the exiled heirs of the Dusk Court are returning to Prythian to reclaim their birthright with armies, ancient magic, and fire.
  But the cruelest stroke of fate strikes from within. Caelion, the Golden Prince and heir of Dusk, is Azriel’s mate.

  To the Spymaster, the bond is a terrifying inevitability. To Rhysand, it is a dagger aimed at the throat of his realm. Determined to save his family, the High Lord of Night chooses the path of blood and iron, leading Prythian into a war against the returning host—even if it means breaking his own brother to win it.

  As kingdoms burn and ancient lies are stripped bare, one question remains: Are the heirs of Dusk invading Prythian, or are they finally coming home?

  Series

  • Part 1 of The War of Eight Crowns

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