What Comes After A Court of Splintered Harmony? Is There a Book 7?

Yes, there is a book 7. A Court of Forgotten Melody is the seventh book in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series, and it comes out on 12 January 2027, about 11 weeks after A Court of Splintered Harmony came out on 27 October 2026. That is a short gap for a series this size, and the publisher's description suggests the story carries straight on from where Book 6 leaves things.

This page is spoiler-free about Book 6. I won't describe how it finishes or what happens along the way. The only plot details here come from the official descriptions of both books.

When does ACOTAR book 7 come out?

A Court of Forgotten Melody is due on 12 January 2027. That puts it in early 2027, roughly 11 weeks after Book 6.

If you raced through Book 6 in the first couple of days, that wait is long enough for a reread of the whole series and not much else. It is also a lot shorter than the millennia Koschei the Deathless has spent bound to a mountain lake, which is some comfort.

The two books also share a pattern in their titles and taglines. Book 6 is sold with "What was broken will be remade", and Book 7 with "What was lost will be reclaimed". One is a splintered harmony, the other a forgotten melody, and the Book 7 description talks about a "looming crescendo". Whoever names these books has clearly committed to the musical theme.

What is book 7 about?

Here is what the official description of A Court of Forgotten Melody sets up, kept general so it doesn't give away anything from Book 6:

• Prythian's traditional alliances are crumbling, and diplomacy isn't enough to repair them.
• Koschei the Deathless is still the threat on the horizon, along with what the description calls his "mighty allies".
• A united front is needed, but it is described as farther out of reach than ever.
• The Night Court's Inner Circle disperses "far and wide", searching for any advantage against Koschei.
• Old enemies return "from nightmares of the past", and the description promises that bonds will be tested and power will shift.

That follows on directly from the setup of A Court of Splintered Harmony, whose own description has Koschei stirring, the Night Court refusing to stand by while the human lands are threatened, and Prythian still piecing itself together after the Hybern War. The Night Court is at the centre of both descriptions, so readers who come to this series for Rhysand's court have every reason to expect more of it.

Is book 7 the last ACOTAR book?

Nothing I can confirm says either way. Neither description calls Book 7 the end of the series, and I'm not going to guess.

The word "crescendo" in the description does suggest the Koschei story is building towards a peak. Whether that peak happens in Book 7 or later is something only Sarah J. Maas and her publisher know at this point.

How has the new book been received so far?

Honestly, it is too early to say. A Court of Splintered Harmony has only been out since 27 October 2026, which is long enough for fans to read it and nowhere near long enough for them to agree on it.

Early star averages on Goodreads and StoryGraph tend to swing a lot in the first week, because the first people to rate a book are usually its most devoted readers. I'd give it a few weeks before treating any average as meaningful.

What I can tell you is how the earlier books compare on Hardcover, the reading site our figures come from. Hardcover is much smaller than Goodreads or StoryGraph, so even a few thousand readers there is a lot for it. On that site:

• A Court of Thorns and Roses is the most-read of the first five books, with 6,997 readers, roughly twice as many as Book 4.
• A Court of Mist and Fury comes second with 4,582 readers, and A Court of Wings and Ruin third with 4,015.
• A Court of Silver Flames has 3,433 readers and A Court of Frost and Starlight has the fewest of the five, with 3,352.

So the usual long-series pattern holds: the first book pulls in the most readers, and the numbers settle down from there. The gap between the third book and the fifth is fairly small, though, which suggests that readers who get that far mostly keep going.

What should I read next?

If you have finished Book 6, the next book in the series is A Court of Forgotten Melody, out on 12 January 2027. There is nothing else in the main series between the two.

With 11 weeks to fill, a reread is a popular way to pass the time, especially with a seventh book about to pick up threads that run back through the whole series. The descriptions of Books 6 and 7 both lean on the aftermath of the Hybern War, so a refresher on A Court of Wings and Ruin might be the most useful place to dip back in.

Where should I start the ACOTAR series?

If you're here because a friend has just finished Book 6 and won't stop talking about it, start with A Court of Thorns and Roses, which is Book 1. The series is told in order, and the later books build on everything that came before.

The full A Court of Thorns and Roses reading order is on our series page, with every book listed in sequence along with its date, including the shorter fourth book that sits between Books 3 and 5.

Do I need to read the earlier books before book 7?

Yes. Book 7 is described as continuing the Koschei story set up in Book 6, and Book 6 itself picks up in the wake of the Hybern War from the earlier books. Jumping straight to Book 7 would mean walking into the middle of a story that has been building for six books.

How will I know if anything changes?

Release dates sometimes move, and new books get announced without much fanfare. If Book 7's date shifts, or if anything is announced after it, the usual options are checking Goodreads and StoryGraph now and then or hoping someone mentions it.

AuthorPing is the less tiring version: it lets you know when a series or author you love has a new book coming out, and shows a countdown to every release, including A Court of Forgotten Melody. It's free on iPhone and Android.