ACOTAR 6 Release Date Confirmed: Sarah J. Maas Announces Two New A Court of Thorns and Roses Books

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Two dates. One massive return to Prythian. For readers who have been counting the years since the last full “A Court of Thorns and Roses” novel, Sarah J. Maas has finally made it official: the next wave of ACOTAR is locked on the calendar. The announcement landed like a flare across the fantasy world, not because it’s only one book on the way—but because it’s two, arriving back-to-back, and designed to read as one enormous story rather than a neat, self-contained installment.

Maas revealed the schedule during a highly anticipated interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, confirming that the next chapter of ACOTAR will roll out in quick succession:

There are no official titles yet. No cover reveals. No tidy blurb to overanalyze. But in one stroke, Maas gave fans the thing that matters most at this stage: certainty—plus a clear signal that the next arc isn’t a casual revisit. It’s built as a single, sweeping narrative with scale.

The twist: it’s one story split into parts

What makes this announcement feel bigger than a standard publishing update is the structure behind it. Maas explained that the new storyline came out in a way that surprised her, shaped like “parts” rather than standalone books. The first portion alone grew to around 400 pages by the time she reached the end of what she considered “part one,” forcing the story to expand across multiple releases.

Her plan, as described in the interview, is ambitious: the story is intended to be read as one massive, continuous experience. In practical terms, that means Book 6 delivers the first portion, while Book 7 carries the next two sections of the same arc. A fourth and final part is expected later, extending the storyline beyond these two confirmed releases.

Why the timing matters to fans

ACOTAR has always been more than a series—it’s a reading rite of passage for romantasy fans, the gateway into Maas’ wider universe, and a fandom that runs on forensic-level attention to detail. The last full ACOTAR novel, A Court of Silver Flames, arrived in 2021, shifting the spotlight to Nesta Archeron and Cassian and widening the series’ emotional lens beyond Feyre’s original arc.

Since then, Maas has focused on her “Crescent City” releases (with major books arriving in 2022 and 2024), leaving ACOTAR readers in a long wait defined by rereads, theories, and the constant question: when do we go back to Prythian?

A quick refresher on where ACOTAR stands

The original “A Court of Thorns and Roses” opens with Feyre Archeron—human, desperate, and hunting to keep her family alive—crossing into the Fae realm after a fatal mistake. What begins with a fairy-tale frame quickly turns into court politics, war, bargains, and power. Across the core trilogy, Feyre’s journey transforms her from outsider to a figure with real authority inside the Night Court.

From there, the series broadened. A novella, A Court of Frost and Starlight, served as a bridge, and A Court of Silver Flames re-centered the story through Nesta’s trauma and recovery, giving the world a harsher edge and a more intimate kind of intensity.

Now, with Book 6 and Book 7 dated, the message is clear: the next phase will not be a small epilogue to what came before. It’s a new, multi-part arc built for scale—something designed to unfold over time, with the kind of narrative weight that rewards readers who know the world’s history and the characters’ scars.

What’s confirmed and what isn’t

Confirmed: two release dates, one interconnected story arc, and a structure that stretches beyond these two books. Not confirmed: titles, cover art, point-of-view characters, or which relationships and courts will dominate the next phase. That silence is deliberate, and it’s why this announcement is already fueling speculation—because it provides a framework without giving away the engine inside it.

For now, the most useful way to treat the news is simple: mark the dates, expect a big story split into sections, and watch for official title-and-cover reveals as the calendar turns toward late 2026.

For a mainstream recap of the announcement and dates, you can read the report from E! Online.