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A Court of Thorns and Roses Books in Order

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas contains 6 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015) and the newest is A Court of Splintered Harmony (2026). One more title is announced: A Court of Forgotten Melody (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6 + 1 announced
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
7 of 7 titles
Pages on record
2,790 in 5 of 7 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,790 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.

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Feyre Archeron, 19 years old, is carried into the faerie lands of Prythian at the start of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. Maas's fantasy romance series. Love, war and curses run through Feyre's passage between the faerie courts, across a sequence that has sold more than 13 million copies. Seven books are catalogued: A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015), A Court of Mist and Fury (2016), A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017), A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018), A Court of Silver Flames (2021), A Court of Splintered Harmony (2026), and A Court of Forgotten Melody, scheduled for 2027.

How many A Court of Thorns and Roses books are there?

A Court of Thorns and Roses has 6 published books, released between 2015 and 2026. One more, A Court of Forgotten Melody (2027), is announced.

A Court of Thorns and Roses Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 A Court of Thorns and Roses books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, book 1 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (2015)
  2. Cover of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, book 2 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (2016)
  3. Cover of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas, book 3 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (2017)
  4. Cover of A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas, book 4 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (2018)
  5. Cover of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, book 5 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (2021)
  1. 1
    A Court of Thorns and Roses2015 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015432
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  2. 2
    A Court of Mist and Fury2016 · 640 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016640
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  3. 3
    A Court of Wings and Ruin2017 · 705 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017705
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  4. 4
    A Court of Frost and Starlight2018 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018229
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  5. 5
    A Court of Silver Flames2021 · 784 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021784
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  6. 6
    A Court of Splintered Harmony2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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  7. 7
    A Court of Forgotten Melody2027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Is there a chronological order for A Court of Thorns and Roses?

No separate chronological order is on record for A Court of Thorns and Roses, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read A Court of Thorns and Roses books in order?

You should read the A Court of Thorns and Roses books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each A Court of Thorns and Roses book also stands alone.

Where to start with A Court of Thorns and Roses

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the first A Court of Thorns and Roses book?

A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015) is the first A Court of Thorns and Roses book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

What is the newest A Court of Thorns and Roses book?

A Court of Splintered Harmony (2026) is the newest A Court of Thorns and Roses book released so far.

Is there a new A Court of Thorns and Roses book coming?

Yes. A Court of Forgotten Melody (2027) is the next A Court of Thorns and Roses book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

A Court of Thorns and Roses at a glance

Still running
A Court of Thorns and Roses is still running. A Court of Forgotten Melody is announced for 2027.
Release pace
A Court of Thorns and Roses books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,790 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 640 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most A Court of Thorns and Roses books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
2 of the 7 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the A Court of Thorns and Roses books are about

5 of the 7 A Court of Thorns and Roses books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairies is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sarah J. Maas

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the A Court of Thorns and Roses books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Sarah J. Maas

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.