Kingdom of Ash

 Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas (2018) 980 pages

The 7th and final book in the Throne of Glass series, this book wraps everything up quite nicely. 

Aelin, Firebringer, Queen of Terrasen, has been captured by Maeve, Queen of the Fae. She is trapped in an iron box which stifles her immense magic and firepower. The rest of her generals and cadre are scattered about the world, attempting to assemble in order to track her down and save her and Terrasen. Erawan, the demon threatens all life and in order to stop him, Aelin or King Dorian must forge a magical lock in which to trap Erawan, and so he cannot bring his demon brothers through the portals and cause more destruction. 

Luckily Aelin's mate, her commanders and most trusted friends track her down and help her escape. Dorian brings down Morath, Erawan's lair. The Wyrdkeys are captured and the lock is able to be forged. But all of this still comes at a cost, Dorian or Aelin must sacrifice themselves for the lock. 

This book is full of battle scenes, magic, heartache, but also glorious victory, love, rekindling of friendships and new forged empires. I'm personally glad to be done with the series. I enjoyed it, but think the first 3-4 were superb. The last several books were just kind of...so-so. But overall!!!! A fantastic fantasy world. I'm glad I read them all.