Sarah J. Books Six and Seven

Bestselling fantasy author Sarah J. Maas announced the titles, cover art, and release dates for the sixth and seventh novels in her *A Court of Thorns and Roses* (ACOTAR) series. The information was shared through back-to-back Instagram posts that were simultaneously displayed on digital billboards in Los Angeles, Denver, and New York City. The sixth book, “A Court of Splintered Harmony,” is slated for October 27, 2026, and the seventh, “A Court of Forgotten Melody,” is scheduled for January 12, 2027 (Bloomsbury Publishing). Both titles are part of “The Valkyrie Cycle,” a new multi-volume arc continuing the ACOTAR storyline.

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The ACOTAR series debuted in 2015 and currently comprises five published titles: *A Court of Thorns and Roses*, *A Court of Mist and Fury*, *A Court of Wings and Ruin*, *A Court of Frost and Starlight*, and *A Court of Silver Flames*. The upcoming books will follow the Night Court’s struggle against the resurrected antagonist Koschei the Deathless in the aftermath of the Hybern War. A previously announced television adaptation with Disney’s 20th Television and Hulu was cancelled in February 2025, and the rights have reverted to Maas.

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• Global sales: Maas’ publicists state that her works have sold more than 85 million copies in English and are published in 40 languages (Variety; People).

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• Alternate figure: IGN reports that Bloomsbury disclosed over 75 million English-language copies sold.

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• Publisher synopsis (Bloomsbury Publishing): The sixth novel depicts Koschei the Deathless stirring from a mountain lake, threatening the Fae territories and forcing the Night Court to unite despite recent betrayals. The seventh novel warns that traditional alliances are crumbling, and the Inner Circle of the Night Court must confront old enemies as Koschei’s threat looms.

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• Author focus: In a recent podcast appearance, Maas emphasized that her current priority is the new books, while expressing a desire to oversee any future TV or film adaptations to preserve her creative vision.

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• Release date of Book 7: Most outlets (People, USA Today, IGN, Reactormag) list January 12, 2027 as the scheduled publication date. Vulture reports a later date of January 27, 2027. The discrepancy remains unresolved in the available sources.

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• “I want that in everyone’s hands,” — Sarah J. Maas, bestselling fantasy author

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• “It took me a long time to write, just because there were enough things going on in my life that I had to sort through,” — Sarah J. Maas, bestselling fantasy author

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• “It's meant to be read ideally as one massive, massive story as opposed to like in a trilogy,” — Sarah J. Maas, bestselling fantasy author

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• “Right now my focus is on books and it's been a little while since you guys have had something, so I'm focusing on that. But I look at any TV movie adaptation as kind of like another facet of the worlds that I've created and it's something that I want to be in charge of,” — Sarah J. Maas, bestselling fantasy author

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