Meet the whole cast.

A mortal huntress drawn into Prythian, Feyre becomes entangled in the politics, bargains, and dangerous magic of the faerie courts while fighting to protect the people she loves.

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Rhysand

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Rhysand is the enigmatic High Lord of the Night Court, a calculating ruler whose charm and carefully managed reputation conceal fierce loyalty to his court and chosen family.

Nesta Archeron

Nesta is Feyre’s proud, sharp-tongued elder sister, whose anger and formidable will become armor as the Archeron family is pulled deeper into the faerie world.

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Cassian

Cassian is an Illyrian warrior and commander of the Night Court’s armies, known for battlefield skill, irreverent warmth, and unwavering devotion to the family he chose.

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Azriel

Azriel serves the Night Court as spymaster and shadowsinger, gathering secrets with quiet precision while keeping his own history and deepest feelings closely guarded.

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Elain Archeron

Elain is the gentle, observant Archeron sister whose love of gardens and quiet domestic hopes are tested when faerie power reshapes the life she expected.

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Lucien Vanserra

Lucien is a quick-witted courtier and emissary whose divided loyalties, political exile, and instinct for diplomacy place him between rival courts and complicated friendships.

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Morrigan

Morrigan is a powerful member of the Night Court’s inner circle, bringing candor, glamour, and hard-won independence to its political alliances and chosen-family bonds.

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Amren

Amren is an ancient, formidable being in a Fae body who advises the Night Court with cutting insight, vast knowledge, and little patience for anyone who underestimates her.

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Tamlin

Tamlin is the High Lord of the Spring Court, a powerful shapeshifter whose desire to protect his lands and loved ones is complicated by control, duty, and the damage of old curses.

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Aelin Galathynius

Aelin is a gifted assassin and lost queen whose swagger, strategic mind, and fire-bright determination drive her fight to reclaim a kingdom and challenge a brutal empire.

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Rowan Whitethorn

Rowan is an ancient Fae warrior whose discipline and reserve make him a formidable commander, while his bond with Aelin reveals a loyalty capable of changing kingdoms.

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Dorian Havilliard

Dorian is a charming prince and avid reader who must decide what kind of ruler he will become as forbidden magic and his father’s cruelty threaten the people around him.

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Manon Blackbeak

Manon is the iron-willed heir of the Blackbeak witches, raised for violence and command before unexpected loyalties force her to question the traditions that shaped her.

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Chaol Westfall

Chaol is captain of the royal guard, a disciplined soldier whose faith in law, friendship, and the crown is repeatedly tested by magic and political betrayal.

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Lysandra

Lysandra is a survivor and shapeshifter who turns years of performance and coercion into strategic strength, using every face available to defend her chosen family.

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Elide Lochan

Elide is a dispossessed noblewoman without magic who survives through patience, observation, and an ability to read dangerous people more accurately than they read her.

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Lorcan Salvaterre

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Lorcan is an immensely powerful Fae warrior whose severity and solitary instincts are challenged by alliances that demand trust rather than obedience.

Violet Sorrengail

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Violet is a scribe-trained cadet forced into Basgiath’s deadly Riders Quadrant, where knowledge, adaptability, and an unusual bond with dragons become essential to her survival.

Xaden Riorson

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Xaden is a powerful wingleader carrying the burden of a rebellion’s surviving children, balancing military command, dangerous secrets, and a growing connection with Violet.

Rhiannon Matthias

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Rhiannon is Violet’s steadfast friend and fellow rider, combining practical courage with the loyalty needed to survive Basgiath’s competition and shifting truths.

Dain Aetos

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Dain is Violet’s childhood friend and a rule-focused rider whose protective instincts and faith in military authority repeatedly come into conflict with her choices.

Imogen Cardulo

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Imogen is a fierce rider connected to the rebellion’s legacy, initially guarded and confrontational but deeply committed to the cadets she accepts as her own.

Ridoc Gamlyn

Ridoc is a quick-witted dragon rider who uses humor to steady his squad through lethal training, combat pressure, and revelations that strain their trust.

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Mira Sorrengail

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Mira is Violet’s accomplished older sister and a decorated rider whose blunt advice and protective devotion reflect her intimate knowledge of Basgiath’s dangers.

Brennan Sorrengail

Brennan is Violet’s healer brother and a capable strategist whose place in the wider conflict complicates the history the Sorrengail family believed.

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Jude Duarte

Jude is a mortal raised among the dangerous Folk of Elfhame, determined to win power and belonging through swordcraft, political calculation, and a refusal to be intimidated.

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Cardan Greenbriar

Cardan is a cruel, charismatic prince of Faerie whose indulgent public persona masks insecurity, political vulnerability, and a volatile connection with Jude.

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Taryn Duarte

Taryn is Jude’s mortal twin, pursuing safety and acceptance in Faerie through accommodation and secrecy rather than her sister’s open defiance.

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Vivi Duarte

Vivi is Jude and Taryn’s rebellious faerie sister, more comfortable resisting court expectations and building a life in the mortal world than competing for power in Elfhame.

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Madoc

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Madoc is the formidable redcap general who raises Jude after killing her parents, teaching her strategy and violence even as they become political opponents.

Oak Greenbriar

Oak is a young faerie prince whose charm and apparent innocence place him at the center of Elfhame’s dangerous questions of succession and protection.

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Nicasia

Nicasia is a sea-born princess and former member of Cardan’s inner circle, navigating pride, rivalry, and the political expectations attached to her powerful family.

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Kaz Brekker

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Kaz is a feared Ketterdam gang leader and criminal strategist who assembles an unlikely crew for an impossible heist while pursuing a private, long-planned revenge.

Inej Ghafa

Inej is the Dregs’ acrobat and spy, known as the Wraith, whose faith, moral clarity, and dream of freeing captives guide her through Kaz’s dangerous schemes.

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Jesper Fahey

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Jesper is a charismatic sharpshooter whose humor and appetite for risk enliven the crew even as gambling debts and concealed abilities threaten his future.

Wylan Van Eck

Wylan is a merchant’s estranged son and gifted demolitions expert whose insecurity about reading gives way to confidence in his creativity, courage, and chosen companions.

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Nina Zenik

Nina is a bold Grisha Heartrender whose warmth, appetite, and talent for performance support a fierce commitment to her country, her friends, and Matthias.

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Matthias Helvar

Matthias is a former Fjerdan witch-hunter whose rigid training is challenged by Nina and the crew, forcing him to reconsider prejudice, honor, and loyalty.

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Evangeline Fox

Evangeline is a hopeful romantic who bargains with the Prince of Hearts after losing faith in her own happy ending, then follows prophecy and enchanted doors into the Magnificent North.

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Jacks

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Jacks is the cursed Prince of Hearts, a dangerous Fate whose lethal kiss, hidden motives, and fascination with Evangeline make every bargain feel both irresistible and unsafe.

Apollo Acadian

Apollo is a prince of the Magnificent North whose courtship of Evangeline becomes entangled with curses, political ambition, and forces that complicate his own intentions.

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LaLa

LaLa is a glamorous Fate known as the Unwed Bride, offering Evangeline friendship and advice while carrying romantic history and magical obligations of her own.

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Marisol Tourmaline

Marisol is Evangeline’s stepsister, linked to the heartbreak that begins Evangeline’s bargain and to the family tensions surrounding love, reputation, and magic.

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Luc Navarro

Luc is the young man Evangeline believes she loves at the beginning of her story, and his choices help set her bargain with Jacks and its consequences in motion.

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Chaos

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Chaos is a mysterious vampire Fate associated with the Magnificent North, moving through its cursed history with intimidating power and carefully guarded loyalties.

Scarlett Dragna

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Scarlett enters Caraval hoping to rescue her sister and escape their controlling father, relying on caution and devotion while the game repeatedly challenges what she believes is real.

Donatella Dragna

Donatella is Scarlett’s daring younger sister, whose appetite for freedom and secret plans make her both the apparent object of Caraval’s game and an active player in it.

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Julian Santos

Julian is the charming sailor who guides Scarlett through Caraval, concealing allegiances that make trust, romance, and performance difficult to separate.

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Legend

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Legend is Caraval’s elusive master, an ambitious magician who turns desire and illusion into an elaborate game whose rules are never as simple as they appear.

Paedyn Gray

Paedyn survives as an Ordinary in a kingdom ruled by Elites by posing as a Psychic, until the Purging Trials force her deception into the royal spotlight.

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Kai Azer

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Kai is a prince and the king’s lethal Enforcer, trained to hunt Ordinaries while his attraction to Paedyn complicates duty, competition, and everything he has been taught.

Kitt Azer

Kitt is the kingdom’s heir, a more openly idealistic prince whose position draws him into the trials, royal expectations, and the tensions between Kai and Paedyn.

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Adena

Adena is Paedyn’s creative and loyal best friend, offering warmth, practical help, and a sense of home amid the danger of hiding an Ordinary identity.

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Elspeth Spindle

Elspeth hides an illegal magical infection and the ancient Nightmare living in her mind, joining a dangerous quest to collect Providence Cards and lift Blunder’s curse.

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Ravyn Yew

Ravyn is the king’s feared captain and the leader of a secret resistance, seeking the Providence Cards while protecting his family and testing Elspeth’s dangerous abilities.

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The Nightmare

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The Nightmare is an ancient, sardonic presence trapped inside Elspeth, lending her monstrous power while withholding the full truth of his identity and purpose.

Elm Rowan

Elm is a prince and member of Ravyn’s inner circle whose humor and irreverence disguise loyalty, political awareness, and the strain of belonging to the royal family.

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Ione Hawthorn

Ione is Elspeth’s cousin, a poised young woman whose connection to a magical Maiden Card reveals the unsettling cost of beauty, composure, and courtly expectation.

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Iris Winnow

Iris is an ambitious young journalist searching for her soldier brother while covering a war between gods and unknowingly exchanging enchanted letters with her rival.

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Roman Kitt

Roman is Iris’s reserved newsroom rival, a gifted writer from a wealthy family whose anonymous correspondence with her becomes more honest than their face-to-face competition.

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Attie

Attie is a courageous war correspondent and loyal friend who works beside Iris near the front, bringing practical experience and solidarity to an increasingly dangerous assignment.

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Forest Winnow

Forest is Iris’s beloved older brother, whose decision to enlist in the divine war drives her search for news and shapes many of her most difficult choices.

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Dacre

Dacre is a powerful god whose return ignites the war, commanding followers through fear, buried magic, and a vision of victory that threatens the human world.

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Enva

Enva is the opposing goddess whose music and history with Dacre stand behind the conflict, inspiring human loyalty while remaining distant and mysterious.

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Oraya

Oraya is the human daughter of a vampire king, trained to survive among predators before entering the Kejari tournament to win power from the goddess Nyaxia.

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Raihn

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Raihn is a powerful vampire and dangerous Kejari competitor whose alliance with Oraya blends strategic necessity, rebellion, and an intimacy neither can treat as simple.

Mische

Mische is a warm, hopeful vampire whose friendship and faith bring light to the brutality of the Kejari while concealing painful history and divided obligations.

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Vincent

Vincent is Oraya’s adoptive father and the feared Nightborn king, raising a human daughter with exacting protection while ruling through power, secrecy, and calculated violence.

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