Hey fam, I wanted to get some theories out here in the āwildā before House of Sky and Breath releases next week! I canāt wait š±š±š± These are all my theories for SJM books because I donāt think theyāre mutually exclusive!
Iām in the minority here, but I am a firm believer that all three series are going to converge plotlines in a War of the Worlds style conflict. I think all our main characters will share page space in the same novel to defeat the Big Bad. My personal thinking is the return of the Valg. Because did the Valg ever really leave? Not really, they were cast out their respective worlds. Meave and Erawan are gone from Erilea, but to where we just donāt know. This leads to another theory I have for the Acotar world that Amarantha and The King of Hybern were Valg. This is supported in the Throne of Glass text. We know Valg have black eyes and have a mind trick they use to ensure no one remembers their name. Just like Dorianās father in TOG (whose name no one knew)we only know the King of Hybern as Hybern. Additionally, Amarantha had no recollection of Rhysand, who was her high profile prisoner 150 years prior. Just like Meave and Erawan, Amarantha and Hybern perish on the battlefield. But I suspect itās just the death of their host bodies and the Valg will return again one day.
We know that Bryce has a closer connection to these high level demon types, as she summons Aidas directly (obsessed with Aidas š). Crescent City also has gates directly into other worlds, I think these will come into play more actively. Aelin has the wyrdstones, acotar made mention of ancient caves within the sacred mountains containing a network of rivers and streams where one could theoretically access other realms. Hoping the cast of acotar heads back under the mountain yāall! I also hope Tharion takes a swim up the Sidra. This might be a little crack theory, but I actually think it will happen š¬
I also really agree with the theory Iāve seen that Huntās father is the King of Hel. Hoping thatās the twist swirling around about the ending of HOSAB š¤
Ava, from the Fandomtastic podcast, made one of the most astute observations Iāve seen. Itās mentioned in HOEAB about 10 times that itās raining an unusual amount in Midgard. I agree thatās notable, while SJM *has* been guilty of overwriting before, in this case I think itās a foreshadow of things to come. I think the gods are getting frisky, and I want to see them unleash their wrath across the Mass multiverse.
Another theory I saw that I liked, but am not committing to 100% is that Koschei is messing with azriel and Elainās mating bond. So far an extremely mysterious character, we know that Koschei can appear as black mist, can whisper on the wind, and keeps women imprisoned as swans. I actually adore this smattering of folklores. Just as I adored the smattering of Tam Lin in acotar. But thatās off topic. Koschei operates as an agent of chaos in the current text, heās not actually a villain (yet). I support the theory that heās influencing Elain, but to what end? Iām actually more excited about the next book in the ACOTAR series than I am for HOSAB, but I think they all fit together.
We know the Valg have been attempting to take over other worlds for at least 5000 years (Iām looking at you Elena). So we can take this timeframe and translate it to all three series, in an event called The Crossing in HOEAB. This event is how we get ancient Fae artifacts that have been scattered in different worlds and how the main characters share characteristics (Autumn Court and Autumn King for one example). Speaking of sharing characteristics, anyone else see similarities between our dear Rhysand and those pesky Valg? Because I 1000% believe night court has ancient ties to Hel. Rhys is going to need therapy when he finds out. But I donāt want to talk about him, Rhys was such a pain in acofas I need a break from him.
I think I briefly touched on everything, I still have one more crack theory that Iām going to keep contained for now, but my predominant thinking is War of the Worlds and we will need every skill of every main character to come together. Think about how powerful Aelin, Rhys, Bryce, Hunt, and Nesta are. They are all one in a million and they all exist on the same timeline. Iām telling you, something is brewing.
If you read all this, you are the true hero here. While I do believe in my theories, they are all just for fun. I fully expect to be wrong. I would love to talk about any theories you have, or if you agree/disagree with my thoughts. (Just be respectful please, I welcome all debate). Mostly, no matter what happens in these books, they are the most fun Iāve ever had reading a series ever. I picked up ACOTAR in December 2018 and by February had read everything SJM had written up to that point. Nesta is easily my favorite character and I never want these books to end!
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