A Court Of Mist And Fury | Summary, Themes, Synopsis & Characters

Title	A Court of Mist and Fury
Author	Sarah J. Maas
Genre	Fantasy, Romance
Publication Date	May 3, 2016
Pages	624
Series	A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 2

A Court Of Mist And Fury Characters

The main characters in this book are:

Feyre – The series’ protagonist, she is a human who has been transformed into a High Fae. She is a tough and resolute character who has overcome several obstacles and hazards along the way. In this book, she deals with the fallout from the events of the first book as well as her new existence as a High Fae.

Rhysand – Rhysand, the High Lord of the Night Court, is a complicated and varied figure. He has a reputation as a villain but Feyre comes to know him more in this novel and discovers that he is not what he appears to be. He becomes Feyre’s ally and love interest.

Tamlin – Feyre’s past love interest and the High Lord of the Spring Court. In this novel, he becomes domineering and possessive, which causes him and Feyre to clash.

Lucien – Tamlin’s second-in-command and Feyre’s buddy, Lucien is torn between his duty to Tamlin and his blossoming connection with Feyre.

Mor – Mor is a member of Rhysand’s inner circle and a devoted friend. She is also bisexual, which plays an essential role in the novel.

Amren – A strange and powerful entity stuck in a mortal body, Amren is another member of Rhysand’s inner circle. She is a ferociously brilliant woman who assists Feyre in her objective.

Cassian and Azriel – Rhysand’s two other close friends and inner circle members, Cassian and Azriel are talented warriors with a difficult connection.

A Court Of Mist And Fury Themes

The book explores several themes, including:

Identity – Feyre struggles with her identity and place in the world. She is concerned by her actions in the last story and feels lost and alone. Throughout the book, Feyre must discover who she is and what she wants from life.

Love – The story is mostly centered on love. Feyre’s relationships with Tamlin and Rhysand are are explored in depth and she must resolve her feelings for both of them. The book also dives into numerous types of love, from romantic love to platonic love to family love.

Power – Throughout the book, the concept of power is significant, as Feyre learns to control her powers and becomes a formidable force in her own right. The faerie world’s political power conflicts between various groups are also examined.

Trauma – Feyre and the other characters in the story have all been through trauma, and the work investigates the repercussions of trauma on individuals and their relationships. The characters must learn to move on from their previous experiences and recover.

Freedom – The novel delves with the concept of freedom, particularly in relation to Feyre’s struggle to recognize her own power and make her own choices. The concept of freedom is also tied to the faerie world’s political power struggles between distinct factions.

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A Court Of Mist And Fury Summary

Feyre seeks to resume regular life with her betrothed, Tamlin, after their harrowing experiences in the Under the Mountain court in A Court of Thorns & Roses. After her death, Feyre was reborn as a High Fae & as she prepares for her wedding, she is overcome by memories of the crimes she performed to save Tamlin & his people. Tamlin, who has been traumatized by Feyre’s death, has become possessive and overbearing; despite her willingness to assist with court responsibilities, he keeps Feyre bound in his manor for protection.

Feyre desires to stop the ceremony on their wedding day. Before Feyre & Tamlin can exchange promises Rhysand the High Lord of the Night Court enters & recalls the agreement he made with Feyre while she was imprisoned Under the Mountain. Feyre promised to visit the Night Court once a month. Rhys takes Feyre away despite Tamlin’s vehement protests.

Rhys’ arrogance bothers Feyre, but she finds considerably more freedom in the Night Court than Tamlin had in the Spring Court & Rhys assures to instruct Feyre in her new abilities. To resuscitate Feyre all of the 7 High Lords of Prythian gave her a little portion of their power, but she doesn’t yet know how to use it. As Rhys teaches Feyre they develop feelings for each other.

Feyre encounters the other members of Rhys’ Inner Circle -Azriel  (spymaster), Cassian  (general), Morrigan (liaison) between the Courts of Dreams & Nightmares & Amren an otherworldly being in the body of High Fae and Rhys’s sec-in-command. Feyre begins to think of them as a larger family.

Tamlin attempts to force Feyre to become his spy on Rhys & the Night Court when she returns to the Spring Court. Feyre flees to the Night Court and chooses to leave Tamlin when Tamlin limits her in the manor despite her objections. Rhys tells Feyre about Velaris. Velaris is the Night Court’s centre, a hidden city unaffected by Amarantha’s devastation.

Rhys brings Feyre to the Night Court jail deep under the mountains as part of her training. The Bone Carver informs them that the ruler of Hybern (whom Amarantha served) has found the mythical lost Cauldron and intends to use it to destroy the wall that separates the human and faerie kingdoms. The Book of Breathings involves a spell to neutralises the Cauldron’s strength but half of it is held in the Summer Court whereas the other half was left to the mortal queens. Rhys & Feyre decide to steal the book, enter Hybern & destroy the Cauldron.

Rhys puts Feyre to the test in order to prepare. She sneaks inside the Weaver’s hut in order to retrieve a ring he misplaced. The Weaver is a blind faerie witch with acute senses and lethal powers. When Feyre returns the ring, the Weaver notices her & bars her in the cottage. Feyre flees up the chimney, just avoiding the Weaver. Rhys gains faith in Feyre’s ability to locate the Book of Breathings.

Feyre, Rhys & his inner group Circle  winnow (teleport) to the Summer Court. Feyre discovers the whereabouts of his portion of the Book of Breathings after days of flirting trickery with Tarquin, High Lord of the Summer Court. They take it & Rhys and Feyre intend to meet with the mortal queens at Feyre’s family place to get the remaining half of the book.

The mortal queens are not readily trusted, so Rhys offers to share a secret as a sign of good faith. Rhys and his companions travel to the Hewn City, deep beneath the Court of Nightmares, to take a magical orb that would serve as proof of Velaris’ existence. Rhys’s & Feyre love becomes stronger & Feyre believes the Night Court is her home.

Rhys demonstrates the orb to the queens Velaris, however they still refuse to hand up the book. The youngest queen hides a parcel with the remaining half of the book & a warning not to believe the other queens. Amren tries to read the Book of Breathings’ old language, while Rhys & Feyre are assaulted with ash arrows, weapons that eliminate faerie strength.

Rhys suffers serious injuries & falls from the sky while Feyre is unhurt. When she discovers Rhys being tortured in a cave, she uses her powers to assassinate his captors & winnowing him back to the Night Court. She also learns that they are mates—a sacred relationship much deeper than marriage—and that Rhys was aware of this but never informed her. Furious, she has Mor winnow her to a remote place where she rediscovers her passion of painting & learns to let go of her anger.

Rhys returns to Feyre some days later & informs her why he was hiding the truth, revealing years of prior pain. They intend to infiltrate the King of Hybern’s palace and destroy the Cauldron’s power. The King of Hybern’s armies invade Velaris, the hidden city sold out by the mortal queens, before they are able to carry out their plan. Azriel, Cassian,  Amren & Feyre protect the city and successfully repel the king’s army.

They prepare for their journey to Hybern, but Rhys must stay away because his presence may be tracked. Azriel, Cassian, Feyre & Mor fly to Hybern, slip into the castle & follow Feyre to an underground chamber where they discover the Cauldron. Just before Feyre is ready to use the spell, the king puts a dampening spell on their magic & summons them to his throne room. There, the king exposes the mortal queens (who were really his companions), Rhys & Feyre’s imprisoned sisters. Tamlin & his subordinate Lucien come out of the shadows.

They’ve also made a deal with the king: they’ve agreed to let his people use the Spring Court as a base as a condition for the king releasing Feyre to Tamlin. Feyre decides to accompany Tamlin is order to save everyone, but she mentally begs Rhys to flee with his Inner Circle. They do so, sorting through Feyre’s secretively broken protective spells. Rhys explains to the Night Court that Feyre would be his spy on Tamlin & the king, seeking to destroy them from within.

A Court Of Mist And Fury Synopsis

“Court of Mist and Fury” is the second book in Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Thorns and Roses” trilogy.

Feyre survived Amarantha’s lethal trials and now lives in the Spring Court with Tamlin.

She is dealing with the effects of her tragedy as well as the abilities she never knew existed.

She discovers a new world and abilities she never knew existed when she meets Rhysand, the High Lord of the Night Court.

In this frightening new world, Feyre must negotiate politics and alliances while learning to control her powers and come to grips with her love for Rhysand.

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About the Author-Sarah J. Maas

Detail	Description
Full name	Sarah Janet Maas
Date of birth	March 5, 1986
Place of birth	Manhattan, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Author
Genres	Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Romance Fiction
Notable works	Throne of Glass series, A Court of Thorns and Roses series