ACOTAR Books 6 and 7: Titles and Release Dates
Max Global: The next ACOTAR books finally have official titles, covers, and release dates. Sarah J. Maas has revealed A Court of Splintered Harmony as the sixth installment in her bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, arriving October 27, 2026. It will be followed by A Court of Forgotten Melody on January 12, 2027, giving fans two major releases less than three months apart. Bloomsbury is presenting the new books as part of The Valkyrie Cycle, the next major story in the fantasy romance series.
The announcement on August 17 brought an end to months of speculation about the titles of the sixth and seventh installments. Maas unveiled the covers and titles after previously confirming that two new installments would arrive in late 2026 and early 2027. Both novels are now available for pre-order, while their official descriptions reveal that Koschei the Deathless will become a major threat as tensions rise across Prythian.
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What Are the New Books in the Series?
The two upcoming releases continue the main A Court of Thorns and Roses series.
The sixth book is titled A Court of Splintered Harmony and is scheduled for release on October 27, 2026.
The seventh book is titled A Court of Forgotten Melody and is scheduled for release on January 12, 2027.
Bloomsbury officially lists the two novels as the sixth and seventh books in the series. The publisher’s dedicated ACOTAR page also introduces the upcoming story under The Valkyrie Cycle name.
The unusually close release dates mean fans will wait less than three months between the two books. That is a significant change after the long gap following A Court of Silver Flames, which was published in 2021.
What Is A Court of Splintered Harmony About?
A Court of Splintered Harmony brings Koschei the Deathless back into the center of the conflict.
According to Bloomsbury’s official description, Koschei has remained bound to a mountain lake for millennia, but the threat of his return is spreading across the Fae territories. Powerful allies are gathering around him, with the human lands among what they hope to reclaim.
The Night Court is also dealing with serious internal divisions. Prythian remains damaged by the Hybern War, and efforts to unite its factions are becoming more difficult. Recent betrayals and newly revealed truths have also created fractures among those responsible for ruling and protecting the Night Court.
To confront Koschei, those divisions will need to be addressed and former alliances rebuilt.
Bloomsbury currently lists the U.S. hardcover edition of A Court of Splintered Harmony at 352 pages, with publication scheduled for October 27, 2026.
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A Court of Forgotten Melody: What We Know
A Court of Forgotten Melody continues the larger conflict on January 12, 2027.
Bloomsbury says traditional alliances in Prythian are crumbling as the threat from Koschei continues. The Night Court’s Inner Circle spreads out in search of an advantage against Koschei and his allies, while old enemies begin to emerge.
The official promotional line for the seventh book is “What was lost will be reclaimed.”
The publisher currently lists the U.S. hardcover edition at 896 pages. That makes the current listing considerably longer than the 352-page hardcover edition of A Court of Splintered Harmony, although publishing specifications can sometimes change before a book reaches stores.
What Is The Valkyrie Cycle?
The two upcoming novels begin a connected narrative Bloomsbury calls The Valkyrie Cycle.
Maas previously discussed the structure of the upcoming story during a March appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast. She explained that the story had grown too large to fit into a conventional single novel or a traditional trilogy with individually resolved arcs.
A Court of Splintered Harmony will contain the first part of the story, while A Court of Forgotten Melody contains parts two and three. A third book is expected to contain the fourth and final part, but no title or release date has been announced for that installment.
This structure means the October 2026 and January 2027 books should be viewed as closely connected parts of one larger narrative rather than completely separate adventures.
What Has Not Been Confirmed?
The new titles and descriptions answer several major questions, but important details remain unknown.
Neither of Bloomsbury’s current book descriptions identifies a single central protagonist for the upcoming novels. Maas also declined to reveal the point-of-view character for A Court of Splintered Harmony during her earlier discussion of the book.
As a result, fan theories involving Elain, Azriel, Gwyn, Emerie, Nesta, specific romances, or clues hidden in the covers should not be treated as confirmed plot information.
The official information currently focuses on Koschei the Deathless, instability within Prythian, damaged alliances, the Night Court, and the growing threat surrounding the new conflict.
Why the New ACOTAR Books Are Trending
The August 17 reveal gave readers the most concrete roadmap yet for the future of the series. The titles, cover art, release schedule, and first official plot descriptions are now public, turning years of speculation into two confirmed releases.
For fans of the series, the two dates to remember are October 27, 2026, for A Court of Splintered Harmony and January 12, 2027, for A Court of Forgotten Melody.
More information about characters and viewpoints is likely to emerge as publication approaches, but until Sarah J. Maas or Bloomsbury announces those details, theories should remain separate from confirmed information. For now, the two upcoming novels provide the clearest indication yet of where the world of Prythian is heading next.
