Sarah J. Maas Announces Next Two 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' Books

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the titles, covers, and release dates for the next two installments in her popular A Court of Thorns and Roses series, ending a five-year wait for fans. The sixth book, A Court of Splintered Harmony, will be released on October 27, 2026, followed by the seventh book, A Court of Forgotten Melody, on January 12, 2027.

The announcement was made on August 17, 2026, through back-to-back posts on Maas's Instagram account, which she had previously cleared. Digital billboards displaying the book news also appeared simultaneously in Los Angeles, Denver, and New York City. Maas had first hinted at the new novels in a March 2026 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

The two forthcoming books begin a new narrative arc within the series titled The Valkyrie Cycle. Rather than being separate novels, they form part of one continuous, expansive story. A Court of Splintered Harmony is subtitled "The Valkyrie Cycle Movement I," while A Court of Forgotten Melody encompasses "Movements II and III." A third, still-untitled volume is expected to complete the cycle.

Publisher Bloomsbury has confirmed the page counts, with A Court of Splintered Harmony...