The moment we’ve all been waiting for is. finally here
The queen of fantasy romance, Sarah J. Maas, sat down with Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy and gave fans exactly what they’ve been begging for. By the time Sarah J. Maas settled into her seat, the internet was already on fire. BookTok had been spiralling for weeks. Barnes & Noble listings had mysteriously surfaced and disappeared. A single Instagram post—a notebook reading “ACOTAR 6” and an arrow with a champagne pop—had generated more discourse than most presidential elections. And then, finally, today, the woman herself said the words that sent 75 million readers collectively off the deep end—the release dates of her next two books in the ACOTAR series. Let that sink in. Two books. Two dates. The Faes are officially coming back.
Here’s everything you need to know about ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7:
When is the release date?
ACOTAR 6, confirmed by Maas herself on the podcast, arrives 27 October—a date that will now live in the collective memory of readers. And yes, it is Elain’s story. After years of fan theories, shipping wars, and the occasional fandom civil war, the quiet, garden-loving Archeron sister finally gets her moment.
Maas was coy on the specifics—naturally—but confirmed what readers have long suspected: Elain’s book will force her to confront the full weight of what it means to be a Seer, to sit with a power she has spent years quietly, deliberately avoiding. “She’s been in the background for a reason,” Maas told Cooper. “Everything she’s witnessed, everything she’s absorbed—that all means something.” The love interest question, predictably, produced the most chaos. Maas smiled. Maas said nothing definitive. The fandom will resume its war.
ACOTAR 7 will arrive just months later, on 12 January 2027. Maas has been refreshingly candid about the scale of what’s coming. Part one (ACOTAR 6) alone clocks in at roughly 400 pages—and that’s just the opening act. The complete story unfolds across three parts, but readers won’t be left waiting: with parts two and three following in January, meaning the full arc lands within months rather than years.
What is the plot?
A Court of Thorns and Roses is a sweeping fantasy romance series set in the magical, dangerous world of Prythian—a realm of powerful Fae courts, ancient magic, and politics sharp enough to draw blood. What begins as the story of a young mortal woman pulled into a world far beyond her understanding slowly unfolds into an epic spanning war, sacrifice, chosen family and the kind of love stories that readers have been tattooing on their bodies and crying over on TikTok for a decade. Each book deepens the world and shifts focus to a new central character, peeling back layers of a universe that is far more complex—and far more treacherous—than it first appears. With ACOTAR 6 arriving October 27 and ACOTAR 7 on January 12, Maas is set to bring the series to its long-awaited conclusion, finally giving voice to a character fans have been desperate to know better, and closing out threads that have been building since page one of book one. If you haven’t started yet, clear your schedule—and if you’re already in, you already know there’s nowhere else you’d rather be.
This story will be updated.
Syameen Salehaldin
A lover of steamy romance books and all things green, Syameen Salehaldin is the Lifestyle Director for Harper's BAZAAR Malaysia. She spends most of her time immersed in books, food and doing anything that makes her happy. Expect to see her diving into lifestyle, fashion and beauty trends on this platform.
