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ACOTAR Books 6 and 7: Release Dates, Titles and What Comes Next
Quick answer
Is there a release date for ACOTAR 6? Yes. Book 6, A Court of Splintered Harmony, is published by Bloomsbury on October 27, 2026. Book 7, A Court of Forgotten Melody, follows on January 12, 2027. Both books open a new arc called The Valkyrie Cycle: book 6 is Movement I and book 7 holds Movements II and III. A fourth and final part is still to come, with no title or date announced as of October 2026. Sarah J. Maas gave the dates on Call Her Daddy on March 4, 2026, and revealed the titles and covers on August 17, 2026.
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| Book | Title | Release date | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A Court of Splintered Harmony | October 27, 2026 | Movement I |
| 7 | A Court of Forgotten Melody | January 12, 2027 | Movements II & III |
| 8? | Not announced | No date announced | Movement IV (the final part, per Maas) |
What is confirmed and what is not
Confirmed Titles and dates. A Court of Splintered Harmony on October 27, 2026 and A Court of Forgotten Melody on January 12, 2027, both from Bloomsbury worldwide (Publishers Weekly, August 18, 2026; TODAY, August 17, 2026). Maas’s own site lists the same two dates.
Confirmed The Valkyrie Cycle label. Book 6’s jacket reads “The Valkyrie Cycle: Movement I” and book 7’s reads “Movements II & III” (TODAY; the covers themselves).
Confirmed A villain and a narrator. Bloomsbury’s description names Koschei the Deathless as the threat. An excerpt Bloomsbury posted in September is written from Lucien’s point of view (“Lucien’s heart thundered, throat drying out”), so he narrates at least part of book 6.
Confirmed More is coming after book 7. On Call Her Daddy, Maas described one story told in four parts, with part four not yet written (NBC News; Mamamia).
Not confirmed Who else narrates. Fans expect Nesta, Gwyn, Emerie or Elain. Bloomsbury’s second teaser (“There will always be sisters lost to us”) did not name its speaker.
Not confirmed Book 8’s title, cover and date. Nothing has been announced. Any “ACOTAR 8 release date” you see online is a guess.
Not confirmed Final page counts. Retailer listings show book 6 at 352 pages and book 7 at roughly 900. Bloomsbury hasn’t published final extents, so expect these numbers to move.
Timeline of announcements
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| Feb 2021 | A Court of Silver Flames (book 5) publishes. It is the last full ACOTAR novel before the new books. |
| Mar 4, 2026 | On Call Her Daddy, Maas announces two new ACOTAR books, dated October 27, 2026 and January 12, 2027. She explains that the story grew into four parts. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Titles, covers and descriptions go live, alongside digital billboards in New York, Los Angeles and Denver. The “Valkyrie Cycle” label appears on both jackets. |
| Sep 2026 | Bloomsbury posts the first line-level excerpt, from Lucien’s point of view. |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Bloomsbury posts a second teaser quote about “sisters lost to us”. It does not name a speaker. |
| Oct 27, 2026 | A Court of Splintered Harmony publishes. |
| Jan 12, 2027 | A Court of Forgotten Melody is scheduled to publish. |
The covers
Both jackets keep the gradient-and-stipple look of the current adult editions, so they will match the books already on your shelf. Book 6 runs from pink to gold, with the line “What was broken will be remade.” Book 7 runs from gold to teal, with “What was lost will be reclaimed.” The two lines are written as a mirrored pair, and that is the clearest official signal that the two books are one story.
Book 7 is the bigger volume because it holds two movements. Maas said on Call Her Daddy that part one alone ran to about 400 pages in draft, and that binding all four parts together would not physically hold. That explains the eleven-week gap: this is one arc arriving in two deliveries rather than two separate sequels.
What the books are about (officially)
Bloomsbury’s descriptions are short. In book 6, betrayals and newly revealed truths have split the Night Court, and its members must “repair the splintered harmony all around them” to defeat Koschei the Deathless, the death-lord who looms over A Court of Silver Flames. In book 7, the Night Court is scattered while “peace hangs by a fragile thread.” Bloomsbury has released no chapter-level plot and no list of POV characters beyond Lucien. If you see a detailed “leaked summary”, it isn’t official.
The cycle’s name has an in-world source. In Silver Flames, Nesta, Gwyn and Emerie revive the Valkyries, an order of female warriors. Whether the new books follow them is the obvious guess, but it is still a guess.
Is ACOTAR 7 the last book?
No. Maas told Alex Cooper that the story is “one massive, massive story” told in parts (NBC News). The jackets account for parts one to three, which leaves a fourth movement for a later book. Maas said in March that she had not written that part yet, so don’t expect an announcement until well after January 2027. For where these books sit among her other series, see our Sarah J. Maas books in order guide.
Watch: the full breakdown
Read (or re-read) before October 27
The good news: publication order and story order are the same for this series, so the path is simple. Our ACOTAR books in order guide covers where the novella goes and why.
- A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015)
- A Court of Mist and Fury (2016)
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017)
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018). It is a novella you can skip if you are short on time, but it sets up book 5.
- A Court of Silver Flames (2021). This is Nesta’s book, where the Valkyries and Koschei come in. Re-read this one if you only have time for one.
If you have finished ACOTAR and want another dragon-and-war romantasy series for the wait, try Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean series in order. For more release news, see our book news and adaptations hub.
FAQ
Is there a release date for ACOTAR 6?
Yes. A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth A Court of Thorns and Roses book, is published by Bloomsbury on October 27, 2026. Maas first gave the date on Call Her Daddy on March 4, 2026, and the title and cover followed on August 17, 2026.
When does ACOTAR 7 come out?
A Court of Forgotten Melody is scheduled for January 12, 2027, eleven weeks after book 6. It carries Movements II and III of the Valkyrie Cycle.
Is ACOTAR 7 the last book?
No. Maas has said the story is told in four parts. Book 6 holds part one and book 7 holds parts two and three, so a fourth part is still to come. It has no title, cover or date as of October 2026, and Maas said in March she had not written it yet.
What is ACOTAR 6 about?
Bloomsbury’s description says the Night Court must repair rifts caused by betrayals and revealed truths to defeat Koschei the Deathless. Its tagline is “What was broken will be remade.” A Bloomsbury excerpt confirms at least part of the book is told from Lucien’s point of view.
What is the Valkyrie Cycle?
It is the name printed on both new jackets for the connected story that starts in book 6. Book 6 is labelled Movement I and book 7 is labelled Movements II & III. Maas says the story is meant to be read as one long narrative, not as separate sequels.
What should I read before October 27?
The five existing books in publication order: A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, the novella A Court of Frost and Starlight, and A Court of Silver Flames. Silver Flames matters most, because it introduces the Valkyries.
Sources
- Publishers Weekly: Sarah J. Maas Announces Next Two ACOTAR Books (Aug 18, 2026)
- TODAY: Covers, titles, synopsis for ACOTAR books 6 and 7 (Aug 17, 2026)
- SarahJMaas.com: A Court of Thorns and Roses (official dates)
- NBC News: Maas shares details about the next two books (Call Her Daddy, March 2026)
- Yahoo: Bloomsbury released the first quote from the new ACOTAR book (Sep 2026)
- Screen Rant: Bloomsbury’s second ACOTAR quote (Sep 23, 2026)
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