ACOTAR 6 is out now. A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas was published on October 27, 2026. Maas’s official website lists the sixth A Court of Thorns and Roses book as available to buy, with retailer links for readers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
The novel opens The Valkyrie Cycle, with the subtitle Movement I. The next installment, A Court of Forgotten Melody, is scheduled for January 12, 2027.
Updated October 28, 2026. This guide covers availability, the publisher’s premise and reading order without revealing ACOTAR 6 twists, romantic outcomes or its ending.
Where Can You Buy A Court of Splintered Harmony?
The author’s official buy-now links include Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Books-A-Million, Bookshop.org, Target, Indigo and Waterstones, alongside Australian retailers Big W and QBD. Check your chosen retailer for the edition, format, delivery estimate and local stock you need. Publication does not guarantee that every store has copies available for immediate pickup.
For library borrowing, search your library’s catalog for the title and Sarah J. Maas, then check its holds and digital lending options. Availability and wait times depend on your library.
ACOTAR 6: Release Date and Edition Details
- Title: A Court of Splintered Harmony
- Author: Sarah J. Maas
- Series position: ACOTAR Book 6
- Story arc: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I
- Publication date: October 27, 2026
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
- U.S. hardcover: 352 pages; ISBN 9781639739134
- Next book: A Court of Forgotten Melody, January 12, 2027
The page count and ISBN above refer to Bloomsbury’s U.S. hardcover listing. Check the product details when comparing editions.
What Is A Court of Splintered Harmony About?
Bloomsbury’s official synopsis presents Koschei the Deathless as a growing danger whose influence reaches beyond his confinement. Prythian is still recovering from war, while divisions within the Night Court make cooperation harder. The premise brings political alliances and damaged relationships into the same conflict.
That is publisher-provided context, rather than a review of the released novel. This guide leaves character viewpoints, pairings and major revelations for readers to discover in the book.
ACOTAR Reading Order: What to Read Before Book 6
For a first read, follow publication order. Sarah J. Maas’s official reading guide places the books in this sequence:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- A Court of Mist and Fury
- A Court of Wings and Ruin
- A Court of Frost and Starlight — the novella between the third and fifth books
- A Court of Silver Flames
- A Court of Splintered Harmony — available now
- A Court of Forgotten Melody — scheduled for January 12, 2027
Counting A Court of Frost and Starlight explains the Book 6 label. Although it is a novella, it has a place in the sequence; a new reader should work through the earlier books before starting A Court of Splintered Harmony.
A Spoiler-Conscious Refresher for Returning Readers
Our recommendation is to revisit A Court of Silver Flames first if you are short on time, then refresh your memory of the wider political situation in A Court of Wings and Ruin. A Court of Frost and Starlight offers a shorter bridge between those stages of the series. These are editorial reading priorities, rather than a publisher-mandated reread.
Choose a recap only after finishing the earlier books:
- 10 things to remember before A Court of Splintered Harmony: spoilers for the first five ACOTAR books; no ACOTAR 6 spoilers.
- Full ACOTAR recap: major spoilers for the earlier ACOTAR books and House of Flame and Shadow.
Do You Need to Read Crescent City First?
House of Flame and Shadow offers crossover background for readers following Maas’s other series. The publisher listing cited here does not establish it as required reading for ACOTAR 6. If you choose to explore that background, read Crescent City in its own order and avoid crossover recaps until you are caught up.
What Comes After ACOTAR 6?
A Court of Forgotten Melody, ACOTAR 7, follows on January 12, 2027. Maas’s official site lists it for preorder. It continues The Valkyrie Cycle after A Court of Splintered Harmony.
For readers planning their next purchase, keep the two titles separate: Splintered Harmony is the October 2026 release available now; Forgotten Melody is the January 2027 installment.
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