Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony has entered the UK book chart at number one and set a record for adult fantasy sales. The sixth novel in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series sold 188,914 copies between 27 and 31 October. It marks her return to the series after more than five years.
Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Splintered Harmony has gone straight to number one in Britain’s book chart, setting a new adult fantasy sales record.[1], [2]
NielsenIQ BookData, which tracks book purchases, recorded 188,914 print copies sold between publication on 27 October and 31 October. The result makes it the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel since comparable records began in 1998.[1]
The novel is the sixth in A Court of Thorns and Roses, Maas’s romance-and-fantasy series, and its first new instalment in more than five years. The previous adult fantasy record belonged to Rebecca Yarros’s Onyx Storm, which sold 155,141 copies on its opening in January 2025. Maas has now topped the British chart three times; House of Flame and Shadow opened with 44,761 copies in January 2024.[1]
Publisher Bloomsbury put international preorders and first-day sales at 1.7 million. That figure covers English-language print and ebooks in the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia, excluding audiobooks and translations. Waterstones marked the release with 60 midnight openings and 80 early openings or launch parties. The new novel begins a four-part story arc, with A Court of Forgotten Melody scheduled for 12 January.[1]
