Romantasy author Sarah J Maas announces two new novels in bestselling series

Best-selling romantasy author Sarah J Maas, who has sold more than 75 million books worldwide, has announced two new novels in her A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.

The 40-year-old American author announced the publishing of her two new books on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday evening, telling fans "the story that was finally ready to come out of me was big - really, really big".

Her books, which have been published in 40 languages, blend the romance and fantasy genres, and her two latest works will be released in October this year and January 2027.

She is credited with fuelling interest in the romantasy genre, which has skyrocketed in popularity due to its discussion on #BookTok, which is the literature discussion side of TikTok.

Speaking about her new novels, she said "it came out of me in a way that surprised me", and that there would essentially be four parts being told across three books - ACOTAR 6, ACOTAR 7 and then in a fourth, unannounced book.

"It's meant to be read ideally as one massive, massive story as opposed to like in a trilogy," Maas explained.

"It's not a trilogy. Arcs aren't wrapped up. It's like in the way you take my book, it's like if you expand it all of part one, all of part two, all parts, it would be huge like that.

"And so I just decided, I've never told a story that way. This is how it wants to come out," she also added.

She hasn't released a book in the ACOTAR series since 2021, so this is an unusual move to publish two within months of each other.

Maas is also the author of the Throne of Glass series, which has eight books, and the Crescent City series - which has three books.

Maas released her first book in 2015, but interest in her writing grew massively over the pandemic.