莎拉·J·玛斯《ACOTAR》第六部10月27日上市，分多卷发行
奇幻畅销书作家莎拉·J·玛斯（Sarah J. Maas）备受期待的《荆棘与玫瑰宫廷》（A Court of Thorns and Roses，简称 ACOTAR）系列第六部《A Court of Splintered Harmony》将于10月27日上市，第七部《A Court of Forgotten Melody》定于2027年1月12日发行。据出版界媒体报道，玛斯于今年8月17日在社交媒体上公布了两部新作的书名和封面。
与以往不同，这次玛斯采用了非传统的分卷发行方式。她在今年3月做客“Call Her Daddy”播客时透露，第六部的故事在写作过程中不断膨胀，“如果用超过一千页来讲完这个故事呢？”最终她决定把这个完整的故事拆成四个部分：第一部分10月27日由布卢姆斯伯里出版社出版，第二、三部分2027年1月12日合集出版，第四部分尚未动笔，出版日期未定。玛斯强调：“它应该被当作一个庞大、完整的故事来读，而不是三部曲，情节弧线并没有收束。”
新作副标题为“The Valkyrie Cycle: Movement I”（女武神 cycle 第一乐章），故事围绕奈斯塔（Nesta）重建的女武神战队展开。官方简介透露，夜之宫廷在新作开篇面临新的威胁：不死者科斯契（Koschei）与觊觎新解放的人类领地的盟友。第六部共352页，还收录了三篇此前只出现在特定版本中的 ACOTAR 番外。
值得注意的是，据《出版者周刊》报道，由于玛斯在2025-2026财年没有新书出版，布卢姆斯伯里出版社的销售额下滑了10%。新书的上市被业界视为该出版社今年最重要的出版事件，9月中旬起出版社已在社交媒体上陆续放出书摘预热。
ACOTAR 系列自2015年首部出版以来全球热销，是近年来奇幻言情类别的现象级作品，在年轻读者和校园读者中拥有庞大的粉丝群。
Sarah J. Maas's Sixth 'ACOTAR' Book Arrives October 27 in Multi-Volume Release
Fantasy bestseller Sarah J. Maas's highly anticipated sixth installment in the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" (ACOTAR) series, "A Court of Splintered Harmony," arrives October 27, with the seventh book, "A Court of Forgotten Melody," set for January 12, 2027. Publishing media report that Maas announced the titles and covers of both books on social media on August 17.
In a break from tradition, Maas is using a nontraditional multi-volume release. Appearing on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast in March, she revealed the sixth story kept growing as she wrote: "What if this book was really long? What if it took me more than a thousand pages to tell the story?" She ultimately divided the single cohesive story into four parts: part one publishes October 27 via Bloomsbury, parts two and three arrive together on January 12, 2027, and part four has yet to be written. Maas stressed: "It's meant to be read as one massive, massive story as opposed to in a trilogy. Arcs aren't wrapped up."
Subtitled "The Valkyrie Cycle: Movement I," the new books center on Nesta's rebuilt Valkyrie squad. The official blurb reveals the Night Court faces new threats as the book opens: Koschei the Deathless and those willing to ally with him to claim the newly freed human lands. The 352-page volume also includes three bonus chapters previously available only in specific editions.
Notably, Publishers Weekly reported that Bloomsbury's sales fell 10% in the 2025-2026 fiscal year because Maas released no new book, making this launch the publisher's most important publishing event of the year. Since mid-September, Bloomsbury has been teasing excerpts on social media.
The ACOTAR series, launched in 2015, is a global phenomenon in romantic fantasy with a massive following among young and campus readers.
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