12 Azriel Fan Art Pieces That Will Leave You Wanting More of the Stealthy Shadowsinger
Emerging from the shadows of Sarah J. Maas’ epic fantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses is Azriel, the enigmatic shadowsinger and spymaster for the Night Court.
With night-dark hair, golden-brown skin, and hazel eyes, Azriel’s elegant features and near-unreadable expression combine for an all-too-fascinating facade. Yet hidden behind his cold, detached exterior lurks a fierce sense of loyalty and devotion, a deliberate dichotomy that secures his spot as the most mysterious member of the Night Court’s Inner Circle.
While there is still so much to learn about Azriel’s curiously cryptic character, that hasn’t stopped the talented AI artists across the ACOTAR fandom from creating some truly beautiful portrayals of the shadow-cloaked spymaster.
And if you’re anything like us, these 12 picture-perfect pieces of Azriel fan art will leave you just a little more obsessed with the broodiest of bat boys (and secretly cursing SJM for having the nerve to make us wait for his book!!)
SPOILER WARNING: In our attempt to bring you the very best versions of your favorite characters, spoilers may inadvertently be revealed. If you haven’t finished the entire series, proceed at your own risk!
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📸: @sampaiarts
“But the second male, the more classically beautiful of two … Even the light shied away from the elegant planes of his face. With good reason. Beautiful, but near-unreadable. He’d be the one to look out for—the knife in the dark.”
A Court of Mist and Fury, Chapter 16
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“There was no kindness on Azriel’s face as the snow settled—the immovable mask of the High Lord’s shadowsinger.”
A Court of Mist and Fury, Chapter 26
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“There was an icy rage in Azriel I had never been able to thaw. In the centuries I’d known him, he’d said little about his life, those years in his father’s keep, locked in darkness. Perhaps the shadowsinger gift had come then, perhaps he’d taught himself the language of shadow and wind and stone.”
A Court of Mist and Fury, Chapter 28
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“Azriel, his face a mask of beautiful death, silently promised them all endless, unyielding torment, even the shadows shuddering in his wake. I knew why; knew for whom he’d gladly do it.”
A Court of Mist and Fury, Chapter 42
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“We—Rhys, Cass, and I—will occasionally remind each other that what we think to be our greatest weakness can sometimes be our biggest strength. And that the most unlikely person can alter the course of history.”
A Court of Wings and Ruin, Chapter 29
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“Be careful how you speak about my High Lady.”
A Court of Wings and Ruin, Chapter 44
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“Chain me to a tree, Rhys. Go ahead. I’ll rip it out of the ground and fly with it on my damned back.”
A Court of Wings and Ruin, Chapter 71
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📸: @booknuts_
“Azriel was nothing short of beautiful. Even with those scarred hands and the shadows that flowed from him like smoke, she’d always found him to be the prettiest of the three males who called themselves brothers.”
A Court of Silver Flames, Chapter 21
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“Azriel watched her with that cool quiet, keeping utterly still. Like he saw everything in her head. Her bruised heart.”
A Court of Silver Flames, Chapter 11
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“Az had a vicious competitive. It wasn’t boastful and arrogant, the way Cassian knew he himself was prone to be, or possessive and terrifying like Amren’s. No, it was quiet and cruel and utterly lethal.”
A Court of Silver Flames, Chapter 23
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“But sleep so rarely found him these days. Too many razor-sharp thoughts sliced him any time he grew still long enough for them to strike. Too many wants and needs left his skin overheated and pulling taut across his bones.”
A Court of Silver Flames, Azriel Bonus Chapter
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📸: @sampaiarts
“There are some scenes that have played out across my, um, imagination that gave me some insight with Azriel and he’s, um, he’s a freak.”
Sarah J Maas, 2020 Interview
