Sarah J. Maas reveals two upcoming books in 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' series

The saga of “A Court of Thorns and Roses” volition continue.

Author Sarah J. Maas announced connected Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast Wednesday that 2 caller books volition beryllium released successful the hugely fashionable romantasy series, ending a five-year drought since the 5th installment, “A Court of Silver Flames.” The sixth publication volition beryllium published connected Oct. 27, 2026, and the seventh connected Jan. 12, 2027.

“It took maine a portion to find the close communicative and to beryllium successful the close headspace. And then, similar what poured retired of maine was this and it poured retired precise quickly,” the writer told Cooper. “The communicative that was yet acceptable to travel retired of maine was big. Really, truly big.”

Maas archetypal teased the sixth publication connected Instagram successful July, with the caption “First drafts DONE” connected a video that drew astir a cardinal likes.

Maas did not stock details astir the publication titles, screen creation oregon whose constituent of presumption the stories volition follow, but did notation that the character’s position was “one of the astonishing things” for her portion writing.

On Instagram, Maas thanked her fans for their patience, passionateness and “never letting the satellite fade.”

“I cognize however agelong you’ve waited. I cognize however overmuch these characters mean to you. And I besides cognize these stories merit much than velocity and deadlines. They merit my champion self. They merit the close moment,” Maas wrote. “I’m truthful honored by the mode you guys person ever embraced Prythian arsenic your own. I genuinely anticipation it feels similar coming location for you similar it did for me.”

The archetypal installment of the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” bid was released successful 2015, but the franchise gained popularity connected BookTok — a TikTok subcommunity dedicated to lit — during the COVID-19 pandemic. The books travel Feyre Archeron successful the faerie lands of Prythian and her emotion communicative with the High Lord of the Night Court, Rhysand.

Maas has sold much than 70 cardinal English copies betwixt her interconnected “Throne of Glass,” “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and “Crescent City” series, according to her website. Maas is simply a large subordinate successful the romantasy — a portmanteau of romance and phantasy — genre, which has soared successful popularity connected TikTok.

“This is going to dependable silly, and you astir apt won’t judge me, but conscionable talking astir things similar bequest is beyond for me,” Maas told Cooper. “I’m inactive precise overmuch that miss successful mediate schoolhouse oregon precocious schoolhouse sneaking disconnected to ticker anime oregon drool implicit Legolas and getting to spell play successful these worlds successful my caput and bash the happening that makes maine travel live each day, that’s incredible.”