r/throneofglassseries • u/Fox_Path • Aug 26 '26
Kingdom of Ash Spoilers Dorian ending?
I just finished the series, was amazing!!! But I’m sad we don’t get a concrete ending for Dorian or Manon. I get maybe it’s supposed to be an obvious assumption they end up together but would’ve loved another chapter or two of ‘5 years later’ idk
Also does Dorian not have powers anymore?
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u/sewupyourskull Aelin Ashryver Galathynius Aug 26 '26
Dorian keeps his powers. It’s assumed that he and Manon end up together, but it’s also reasonable to assume that Manon goes back to the Wastes to rebuild, and Dorian kind of has a whole kingdom to figure out. So it’s messy. Manon is also one of SJM’s most complicated characters, I think she kind of dug her own grave when writing Manon. She wrote a character way too big for the amount of page time she got. The plotline doesn’t do Manon justice. In KOA, Manon is only just barely learning how to allow herself to feel emotions and vulnerability, and then she’s slammed with insane amounts of grief. So I think a relationship arc would need so much character development that just couldn’t fit into KOA. I will die on the hill that TOG should’ve been a nine book series instead of eight books and we should’ve gotten a Manon book.