When Is the Next ‘Court of Thorns and Roses’ Coming Out?
Sarah J. Maas’s seventh A Court of Thorns and Roses novel, A Court of Forgotten Melody, is scheduled for release on 12 January 2027, just three months after the sixth book. The short gap reflects Maas’s decision to write the two novels as one story before splitting it into separate releases.
The new book will be longer than its predecessor and cover the second and third movements of Maas’s four-part Valkyrie Cycle. She has said the eighth novel will contain the final movement, but had not yet started writing it when the books were announced, so its release date is unknown.
In short
- The seventh ACOTAR book is due on 12 January 2027.
- Maas wrote it alongside the sixth novel as one story.
- The eighth book will finish the Valkyrie Cycle, but has no date.
Explained simply
A Court of Thorns and Roses is a fantasy series by American author Sarah J. Maas. Its books follow characters in a world of faeries and humans, with plots that combine romance, magic and political conflict.
The seventh and eighth novels are planned as parts of a larger story called the Valkyrie Cycle. Maas wrote the seventh and sixth books as one story before dividing it into separate releases, which helps explain the short gap between them. The eighth book is expected to complete the cycle, but its publication date has not been set.