A Court of Forgotten Melody: New ACOTAR Book Sets January 2027 Release A Court of Forgotten Melody, the next ACOTAR book, releases January 12, 2027. It combines Movements II and III of The Valkyrie Cycle and spans 896 pages. Sarah J. Maas returns to the world of A Court of Thorns and Roses with a new three-book story titled The Valkyrie Cycle. The first installment, A Court of Splintered Harmony, is not a conventional novel but Movement I of a larger narrative. Movements II and III will be published together in a single volume called A Court of Forgotten Melody, scheduled for release on January 12, 2027, and running 896 pages. ACOTAR Series Expands with The Valkyrie CycleIn the foreword to A Court of Splintered Harmony, Maas explains that the book is only the opening part of a larger story told the way she wants and the way the characters demanded. She notes that printers impose limits on a book’s length, so the story is divided into four movements. Movements II and III will be bound together in one volume, with Movement IV serving as the eventual concluding piece. Maas envisions the four movements as one story to be read in one go, from Movement I to IV.The journeys of the characters and the pacing of events reflect that vision, according to Maas. A Court of Forgotten Melody is described as the seventh book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series. At 896 pages, it makes A Court of Silver Flames look like light reading.Plot Details for A Court of Forgotten MelodyThe official synopsis for A Court of Forgotten Melody teases that what was lost will be reclaimed and that Prythian might never be the same again. Traditional alliances are crumbling, and no amount of diplomacy seems sufficient to repair them. With the continued threat of Koschei the Deathless on the horizon, a united front is crucial and farther out of reach than ever before. Bonds will be tested, power will shift, and old enemies will emerge from nightmares of the past.As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. But hope can be spun from the darkest of shadows, and the Night Court has its own part to play in the looming crescendo.Night Court Missions in the ACOTAR SequelThe Night Court has splintered, scattering across the globe. Feyre and Rhysand remain at Prythian, still attempting to persuade the other courts to help defend humans against elven invaders and the manipulation of Koschei. It is proving to be an impossible task, and their only real hope lies in discovering more Made objects. Unfortunately, they are in a race against time to find them.Mor has been sent on a diplomatic mission to enemy territory, Vallahan, and secretly, without anyone else knowing, she has taken Feyre’s sister, Elain, with her. Elain is a Seer; like her sisters, she has a special connection with Made objects, one that may prove very useful. In truth, though, she has left the Night Court in disgrace after sleeping with Azrael and destroying the Night Court’s alliance with her unwanted mate, Lucien.Nesta, meanwhile, has traveled to the Prison. This location has changed significantly after the Crescent City trilogy. She believes there may be more Made objects at the Prison and has already glimpsed something calling out to her in the seas nearby. Unfortunately, the Prison’s magic is wide awake, and she has already lost the Made sword Gwydion that she had been given. Nesta has the entire Dread Trove at hand, which means she is probably the most formidable force around right now.What Lost Things Need to Be ReclaimedThe blurb teases that these two movements are all about reclaiming what was lost, and the title speaks of a forgotten melody. This may well refer to more powerful Made objects, given everyone is searching for them and they are apparently responding to Koschei’s rising. Alternatively, or perhaps additionally, A Court of Splintered Harmony has a clear Chekov’s Gun: a box that will grant its bearer control over Koschei. Apparently the Death-God hid it eons ago, and it has been sought ever since.The Prison seems like the most important setting here, given its true nature has been concealed for millennia. Nesta is a Valkyrie, after all, and this is The Valkyrie Cycle, so readers would expect her to be a power player in the overarching story. Meanwhile, the short stories accompanying A Court of Splintered Harmony feel like a promise that we are yet to see Elain’s true potential, so she may also make some major discoveries.As you await the next chapter in Maas’ exciting new story, you can order the book. A Court of Forgotten Melody releases on January 12, 2027.