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[elucienfanboy]

2,5 months to Acotar 6

5 months to Acotar 7

Ha! You thought there’s a cover or even a title? Nooo It’s Bloomsbury and Sjm for you baby😉

Since Rebecca Yarros revealed her surprise novella then you think same thing happens with Acotar 6? The book anticipated for years? Nah, we’re gonna get another pointless video somehow related to Acotar and that’s it🤡🥰 (Oh and ofc BB won’t care about negative comments, only positive ones will have an answer)

[hayaii]

On the significance of Truth-teller

For everyone who is still confused: Truth-teller is one of the many victims of SJM's narrative inconsistencies (meant with no malice).

In ACOMAF truth-teller is an object that is very singularly tied to Azriel. Azriel is the Night Court's spymaster, assassin and torturer so his weapon holds particular signficance for him. Azriel being a rather reserved character, truth-teller offers some insight into his interiority although it is actually not mentioned very many times (only four times in total!). It's a sharp and ruthlessly efficient weapon which he clearly treasures - scenes of Azriel sharpening the blade are scattered throughout MAF and WAR; he takes its maintenance seriously. The name is a sort of multi-layered metaphor for the object, his philosophy, and Azriel himself. It communicates that he takes no pleasure in torturing enemies (such as the Attor) but he does not shy away from being cruel when necessary. It's a symbol for the moral ambiguity that runs as a theme throughout this book.

I am not exactly sure what SJM was cooking up at the time but it is pretty clear that truth-teller was also supposed to establish a meaningful connection between Azriel and Mor, with her power being "truth" (though to this day we don't know what that means). The similarity in motif is just too obvious to ignore. So I think it's fair to say that as of ACOMAF truth-teller is an object that is deeply personal to Azriel and acted as a marker of symmetry with Mor who we can infer was his intended endgame at the time (and, yes, she definitely was).

With ACOWAR the Mor romance plot was cancelled and in this book truth-teller becomes the blade he lends Elain, now the second woman associated with it. Both Rhys and Cassian make it known (each in their own way) that it's a big deal that Azriel is letting someone else not even use but only just touch the dagger. I don't think that it's a misinterpretation to say that this was a significant moment for Azriel as a character and for his romantic potential with Elain. In my mind, this scene was the single biggest indicator that SJM was seriously exploring this option and truth-teller became an important signifier of their relationship (yes, even though Elain returned it).

In ACOSF truth-teller isn't mentioned very much but there is a scene that stands out. Truth-teller is the blade Nesta uses to draw a drop of blood from her finger to ward off the mask with Helion's help. It's a tiny moment but worth noting here. Previously, we had been told specifically that Azriel doesn't let just anyone use that blade. Now he is offering it to do something as mundane as prick Nesta's finger for the wards? Narratively, there was absolutely no reason for them to use truth-teller for this. It could have been any dagger (literally every character in acotar is known to carry multiple at all times). So the particular use of Azriel's intimately important blade stands out. Remember: Rhys and Cassian gawked at Azriel letting anyone else so much as touch the blade in the previous book. Though it's minor, it is still a breech from the previously established canon.

In HOFAS we then learn that truth-teller is actually the twin blade to Gwydion and that they were together forged and dipped in the Cauldron to help Fionn and Theia defeat the Daglan. When Bryce shows up in Prythian, she takes (steals) truth-teller to defeat the Asteri. When she returns it, she hands it to Nesta, not Azriel.

Truth-teller also gets a power upgrade: the ability to "unmake" things and, when paired with Gwydion, open portals to other worlds. We learn that truth-teller sings and glows when near its twin. As of HOFAS truth-teller has been elevated into a much bigger role. It is now an object that has passed through multiple hands: Azriel, Elain, Bryce, and even Nesta. It relates directly to Bryce and the starborn line as well as the very origin of the world of Prythian.

And I think this has two narrative implications:

(1) Truth-teller is still an object associated with Azriel and SJM bestowing such a role on it is intentional. We already knew that Azriel would play a bigger role in future ACOTAR books but this further confirms his importance for the plot going forward. (2) However, what this also means is that truth-teller is no longer just an object that is uniquely and intimately tied to Azriel as a person. It is no longer the object that uniquely communicates his interiority. Azriel is not the one who unlocks its true powers. He is simply the custodian of an important magical object that has existed long before him and has a purpose of its own. The blade has since been used by a handful of people, including, but not limited to Elain. And I would argue the fact that the object was repurposed this way dilutes the significance of Azriel's gesture of lending it to Elain. Not from an in-world perspective - truth-teller still holds personal significance to him and the fact that he entrusted Elain with it still matters. But as a narrative motif, it is now a much weaker symbol of Elain and Azriel's unique bond because truth-teller's role in this world now far outweighs the role it played in their relationship. If truth-teller is meant to be an object to signify Elain and Azriel's relationship, it is an odd choice to have it pass through so many hands, tie it directly to another character (even more innately than Azriel himself) and send the blade between worlds to defeat another civilisation's villains.

Truth-teller started as a symbolic object unique to Azriel. It is this version of truth-teller that he handed to Elain during the war and that is what gave this gesture narrative weight. But since then, the meaning and significance of the object was expanded far beyond what it meant to Azriel on an emotional level; it has been depersonalised. This is not a natural development of the plot - it is a retcon. And I would caution against any predictions about Azriel's romantic plotline using truth-teller as evidence.

[elucienfanboy]

77 days today

Tower of Dawn cover got revealed 77 days to release (it was the closest cover reveal to release ever) while we don’t even have Acotar 6 title💔😭.

I hate Bloomsbury and their greedy asses omg🤦🏻

[stephsarchives]

77 days left until ACOTAR 6

[stephsarchives]

154 days left until ACOTAR 7

[renehart13657]

I can’t wait for Elain to finally love Lucien the way her sisters finally loved their mates.

[elucienfanboy]

Audible please💀. They’re as much tired as us

Ps. They used SYMPHONIC planet - GARDEN of tears as a sound👀

Update👀:

[thereceipts80]

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