Sarah J. Maas has set a four-part release plan for A Court of Thorns and Roses, with A Court of Splintered Harmony arriving in October 2026. The structure stretches the sixth ACOTAR book across three volumes, turning the next stretch of the series into a scheduled rollout instead of a single drop.
Maas said on Call Her Daddy in March that her next ACOTAR book would be “four parts, split across three volumes.” Parts two and three are set to become A Court of Forgotten Melody and land in January 2027, leaving the fourth and final part for a later release.
March sets the ACOTAR roadmap
The March announcement matters because it gives readers a timeline for a series that has already been framed by a five-year gap since the last book. For A Court of Thorns and Roses readers, the structure answers one practical question right away: the story is not arriving as one finished volume, but as a staggered sequence that will extend the wait between major plot turns.
That setup also changes how the next book will be read. A four-part release means the narrative can be broken at deliberate pressure points, which keeps the pace of the series in the public conversation for longer than a standard single-volume launch would.
A Court of Splintered Harmony in October
October 2026 is the first date that matters, because that is when part one, A Court of Splintered Harmony, is set to arrive. It is the sixth ACOTAR book, and it starts the next stage of the series before the rest of the material has reached readers.
January 2027 follows with A Court of Forgotten Melody, which combines parts two and three into one book. That means the middle of the release plan is already locked, while the final piece is still separated from the main schedule.
Azriel, Elain, and Gwyn
The four-part structure lands in the middle of a long-running debate over whether Azriel will end up with Elain or Gwyn. Because the final part was still unwritten when Maas appeared on Call Her Daddy, the release plan leaves the closing beat of that question outside the first two publication windows.
Maas has also tied ACOTAR more tightly to events from Crescent City, which makes this rollout part of a larger connected storyline rather than a standalone sequel cycle. For readers, the takeaway is simple: October 2026 opens the door, January 2027 keeps it open, and the last answer waits beyond the pages that are already scheduled.
