# Goodreads Fantasy Books October Release

> Goodreads readers excited for five fantasy books this October.
- Title: Goodreads Fantasy Books October Release · Woman's World
- Summary: Goodreads readers excited for five fantasy books this October. Goodreads readers most anticipated fantasy fiction releases include Sarah J. Maas's A Court of…
- Keywords: goodreads, fantasy, books, october, v.e. schwab, sarah j. maas, marie lu, ann liang, charlotte b. plumb, reap and sow, court of splintered harmony, mortal things
- Source: Woman's World — https://womansworld.com/entertainment/books/5-fantasy-fiction-books-goodreads-readers-are-excited-for-this-october
- Author: Ed Gross
- Published: 2026-10-02T21:00:42+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: goodreads, fantasy, books, october, v.e. schwab, sarah j. maas, marie lu, ann liang, charlotte b. plumb, reap and sow, court of splintered harmony, mortal things
## Goodreads Most Anticipated October Books
Goodreads readers chose five fantasy fiction books among October's most anticipated reads.
## Sarah J. Maas Returns to ACOTAR
Sarah J. Maas returns to A Court of Thorns and Roses with A Court of Splintered Harmony on October 27.
## V.E. Schwab's Victorious
V.E. Schwab completes her Villains trilogy with Victorious on October 6, ending Victor Vale and Eli Ever's story.
## Marie Lu's Mortal Things
Marie Lu's Mortal Things introduces a London where mortals serve as Harbingers for powerful gods on October 27.
## Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness
Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness explores what happens when death falls in love with life on October 27.
## Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow features desperate humans bargaining years of life with demons on October 6.
## V.E. Schwab on Victorious
V.E. Schwab says Victorious focuses on aftermath, psychology, and the illusion of control.

> I’ve always thought of it as three installments. I think when we say ‘trilogy,’ it gives a really specific structural expectation.
## Charlotte B. Plumb on Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb says Reap & Sow started with Peaky Blinders and a family on the wrong side of the law.

> The initial spark for Reap & Sow actually came while I was watching Peaky Blinders.
## Sarah J. Maas on A Court of Splintered Harmony
Sarah J. Maas says A Court of Splintered Harmony took more than a thousand pages to write.

> The story that was finally ready to come out of me was big. Really, really, really big.
## Marie Lu on Mortal Things
Marie Lu describes Mortal Things as a story where mortals serve as Harbingers for gods.

> In this version of our world, there are gods who rule all kinds of things.
## Ann Liang on To Dream in Darkness
Ann Liang says To Dream in Darkness explores what happens when death falls in love with life.

> The way that we have been pitching this is, what if death fell in love with life?
## Book Releases Timeline
Victorious releases on October 6, while A Court of Splintered Harmony, Mortal Things, and To Dream in Darkness release on October 27.
## What Happens Next
Goodreads readers will have five fantasy books to choose from this October.
## Key takeaway

Goodreads readers most anticipated fantasy fiction releases include Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Splintered Harmony, V.E. Schwab's Victorious, Marie Lu's Mortal Things, Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness, and Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow.