No book series has gripped the internet quite like Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses – aka ACOTAR.
The beloved fantasy series has truly taken the world by storm and has left readers waiting with bated breath for the next instalment to be released. Here’s everything we know about ACOTAR book six (and seven)!
Is there going to be a sixth book in the ACOTAR series?
In March 2026, Sarah J. Maas confirmed the release date of both the sixth and seventh ACOTAR books.
Appearing on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, the best-selling author revealed that the next instalment will hit shelves on October 27 2026, with book seven set to be released on January 12 2027. She also confirmed another not-yet-written book will be released after that.
“I’ve been working and working on that. It’s been a long time coming,” Sarah said of the next books in the series. “It took me a while to find the right story and to be in the right head space.”
The announcement came after fans had been voicing their frustrations over the long wait between novels, with the most recent book in the series – A Court of Silver Flames – released over five years ago, in early 2021.
However, Sarah J. Maas had previously made it clear that she didn’t want to rush the story given the complexity of the world and the character arcs.
During her appearance on the podcast, Sarah revealed that due to the depth and volume of the continuing story, the new novels will begin The Valkyrie Cycle which is almost a series within the series. She didn’t share any information about the titles, covers or plots at the time.
“It’s meant to be read ideally as one massive, massive story as opposed to like, in a trilogy,” Sarah said. “It’s not a trilogy. Like arcs aren’t wrapped up.”
“I’ve never told a story that way,” she continued. “This is how it wants to come out. Why do I have to be held back by the realities of the glue that we need to hold the pages in, or just like placement on a shelf?”
In August, we were finally treated to the long-awaited details. Taking to Instagram, the author revealed that book six is titled A Court of Splintered Harmony, and the official logline is: “What was broken will be remade”. Meanwhile, book seven is titled A Court of Forgotten Melody, and the logline is: “What was lost will be reclaimed.”
A Court of Splintered Harmony will cover Movement I of The Valkyrie Cycle and total 352 pages, while A Court of Forgotten Melody will encapsulate Movements II & III and total a whopping 896 pages. Movement IV is set to be covered in the following (and presumably final) novel.
What are ACOTAR books 6 and 7 about?
One of the biggest questions on readers’ lips when it comes to these next books is: what will they be about?
Sarah has remained tight-lipped about plot details thus far, but along with the cover and title reveals, we also received blurbs.
The description of A Court of Splintered Harmony reads: “Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he’s been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands.
“The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day.
“To make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable.
“But to defeat Koschei’s creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them.”
Meanwhile, the description for A Court of Forgotten Melody reads: “Prythian might never be the same again. Traditional alliances are crumbling, and no amount of diplomacy seems sufficient to repair them. With the continued threat of Koschei the Deathless on the horizon, a united front is crucial – and farther out of reach than it has ever been before.
“Bonds will be tested. Power will shift. And old enemies will emerge from nightmares of the past.
“As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. But hope can be spun from the darkest of shadows, and the Night Court has its own part to play in the looming crescendo.”
ACOTAR books 6 and 7 fan theories
Many fans have begun speculating about whose point of view the next books will follow, with avid readers taking to Reddit’s r/fantasyromance to share their theories.
Some believe the story will focus on Azriel, but that’s not the only fan theory circulating online.
Others think the new novel will instead follow Elain’s story, which makes sense considering books one, two, and three followed her sister Feyre, while book five followed her other sister Nesta. One particular theory suggests that the hinted “betrayal” will come from the middle Archeron sister.
Other fans speculate that the Weaver may not actually be dead, a conclusion drawn due to the spider illustration on the cover of A Court of Forgotten Melody, or that the Old Valkyries are actually alive and in hiding.
One of the most interesting and intriguing theories is that the major betrayal that will rock the Night Court and the Inner Circle will be courtesy of Mor. Juicy!
A wider theory is that the use of musical terminology – like harmony, melody, and movement – hint at how the whole series will wrap up.
While we (impatiently) await the arrival of the next instalments, it wouldn’t hurt to reread the entire series, or Sarah J. Maas’ other series too.
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