Back to Prythian: two new ACOTAR books confirmed

Five years after A Court of Silver Flames (February 2021), Sarah J. Maas confirmed on March 4, 2026 her return to the courts of Prythian. The announcement came live on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. Two books. Eleven months apart.

Bloomsbury confirmed the dates: Book 6 releases October 27, 2026, Book 7 on January 12, 2027. No titles, no covers revealed yet.

A story too dense for one volume

Maas wrote both books together, on a narrative arc too dense for a single volume. Book 6 covers Part 1 of the story. Book 7 combines Parts 2 and 3. A Part 4, potentially Book 8, is planned but has no official date.

“There’s gonna be a lot of ACOTAR in a very short time,” Maas said on Call Her Daddy.

She described Book 6 as the first piece of a very dense story, too dense to compress without major cuts. The split is a narrative choice, not commercial.

Which surprising narrator?

Maas mentioned a “surprising” main narrator, without naming the character. That one detail sparked a wave of theories among readers.

The two most cited names are Elain and Azriel. Elain Archeron spent five books on the sidelines, first in Feyre’s trilogy, then in Nesta’s arc. Readers have waited for her POV since 2017. Her unresolved story with Azriel, the Night Court’s shadowsinger, and her bond with Lucien remain open threads since A Court of Wings and Ruin.

Tamlin and Rhysand also appear in discussions. The answer won’t come until October.

75 million copies and back to Prythian

The ACOTAR series has sold over 75 million copies worldwide according to Bloomsbury. Books 6 and 7 mark the first direct continuation of the main saga since 2021. Unlike the Crescent City crossover events, they appear set entirely in Prythian.

Titles, covers, and full synopsis are still to come.