Sarah J. Maas’ New ACOTAR Book Breaks Sales Record With 1.7 Million Copies Sold
The sixth installment in the fantasy series sold 1.7 million copies on its release day, sparking massive fan events and significant retail activity.
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 64% |
| 27 Oct, 15:27 UTC | 64% |
The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 10 articles since 26 Oct 2026. BBC Entertainment published first, on 26 October at 13:40 UTC; Inc. followed 50h 19m later. The most recent article, from All Content from Business Insider, appeared on 31 October at 16:44 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Culture (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), BBC Entertainment, Inc., All Content from Business Insider, Rolling Stone.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Before Jan 2030 — the market puts it at 64%, closing 1 Jan 2030. The market resolves to Yes if an official announcement confirms a new A Court of Thorns and Roses book releases before January 1, 2030. The outcome is No if no such announcement occurs by that date. Readers often mistake the actual publication date for the required announcement date.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Before Jan 2030 at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- BBC EntertainmentExcitement grows for new ACOTAR book—
- BBC Entertainment'A way to escape': Fan excitement as new ACOTAR book hits shelves—
- BBC EntertainmentACOTAR fans put real life on hold for latest release64%
- Inc.Sarah J. Maas’s ‘ACOTAR’ Romantasy Series Went 5 Years Without a New Book. Its Fans Never Stopped Talking About It64%
- All Content from Business InsiderDetails you might've missed in Sarah J. Maas' 'A Court of Splintered Harmony'64%
- The Guardian Culture‘We sold out tickets within 13 minutes’: new novel from romantasy author Sarah J Maas sparks fan mania64%
- Variety‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Book 6 Breaks Sarah J. Maas’ Release Day Record With 1.7 Million Copies Sold (EXCLUSIVE)64%
- Rolling StoneThe New ‘ACOTAR’ Book Is Finally Here, and Amazon Is Discounting the Original Series to Celebrate64%
- The New York TimesFans Can’t Get Enough of ‘A Court of Thrones and Roses’ (Or Its Merch)64%
- All Content from Business InsiderThe 8 biggest questions we have about the future of 'ACOTAR' after reading 'A Court of Splintered Harmony'64%
- Current odds64%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Fans Can’t Get Enough of ‘A Court of Thrones and Roses’ (Or Its Merch) The New York Times ·
- ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Book 6 Breaks Sarah J. Maas’ Release Day Record With 1.7 Million Copies Sold (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- ‘We sold out tickets within 13 minutes’: new novel from romantasy author Sarah J Maas sparks fan mania The Guardian Culture ·
- The 8 biggest questions we have about the future of 'ACOTAR' after reading 'A Court of Splintered Harmony' All Content from Business Insider
- The New ‘ACOTAR’ Book Is Finally Here, and Amazon Is Discounting the Original Series to Celebrate Rolling Stone
- Details you might've missed in Sarah J. Maas' 'A Court of Splintered Harmony' All Content from Business Insider
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- Sarah J. Maas’s ‘ACOTAR’ Romantasy Series Went 5 Years Without a New Book. Its Fans Never Stopped Talking About It Inc.
- ACOTAR fans put real life on hold for latest release BBC Entertainment
- 'A way to escape': Fan excitement as new ACOTAR book hits shelves BBC Entertainment
- Excitement grows for new ACOTAR book BBC Entertainment
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- Sarah J. Maas
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