Oct 29, 2026
A Court of Thorns and Roses Books in Order
Sarah J. Maas's best-known series: Feyre, a human huntress, is taken into the faerie lands and pulled into the courts' politics and wars. It starts as a Beauty and the Beast retelling and grows into a sprawling romantasy.
By Sarah J. Maas · Ongoing: 7 books, with the Valkyrie Cycle continuing the story.
Where to start
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses and read in order. Book one is the quietest; the series opens up a lot in A Court of Mist and Fury.
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses
The A Court of Thorns and Roses books in order
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Book 1
A Court of Thorns and Roses Our pick
Feyre, a huntress keeping her family alive, kills a wolf in the woods and is taken into the faerie lands as payment, where her captor's court hides a curse. A Beauty and the Beast retelling that grows into a sweeping romantasy series.
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Book 2
A Court of Mist and Fury
Feyre is home but haunted by what she survived, and an old bargain pulls her into another court entirely. Many readers' favorite in the series, and where it becomes a full romantasy.
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Book 3
A Court of Wings and Ruin
With war coming from across the sea, Feyre plays a dangerous double game while the courts of Prythian try to unite. Big battles and the close of the first story arc.
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Book 4
A Court of Frost and Starlight
A short holiday novella set after the war, as the Night Court rebuilds and celebrates Solstice. Light on plot; a bridge to A Court of Silver Flames.
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Book 5
A Court of Silver Flames
Nesta, Feyre's prickly sister, is spiraling after the war until she's pushed into training with Cassian and a band of fierce warrior women. A story about healing, with the series' steamiest romance.
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Book 6
A Court of Splintered Harmony
An ancient threat, Koschei the Deathless, is stirring, and the Night Court has to mend its own rifts before it can face him. Book 6 opens a new arc, the Valkyrie Cycle.
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Book 7
A Court of Forgotten Melody
Alliances crumble as Koschei's threat grows, and the Night Court's inner circle scatters in search of any advantage. Book 7 continues the Valkyrie Cycle.
Good to know
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (book 4) is a short holiday novella set after book 3. It's light on plot, but it sets up A Court of Silver Flames.
- A Court of Silver Flames (book 5) follows Feyre's sister Nesta.
- Books 6 and 7 start a new arc, the Valkyrie Cycle.