--- title: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Coming in November description: "Fifty Shades of Grey" author E.L. James is writing a new installment of her book "Fifty Shades Darker," from Christian's perspective. canonical: https://time.com/4975768/fifty-shades-darker-christian-grey-novel/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-10T15:29:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:47:43.955Z article:section: Ideas og:title: A New 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Book Is Coming Soon og:description: It's told through Christian Grey's perspective og:url: https://time.com/4975768/fifty-shades-darker-christian-grey-novel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35ce2beb4527ab33/69877f12f887dc83abe8a158/150515842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3212 og:image:height: 1807 og:image:alt: 50 Shades of Grey og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A New 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Book Is Coming Soon twitter:description: It's told through Christian Grey's perspective twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35ce2beb4527ab33/69877f12f887dc83abe8a158/150515842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A New _Fifty Shades of Grey_ Book Is Coming Soon > Sponsored content. 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The author of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is releasing another installment in the series, this time from Christian Grey's perspective.AFP/Getty Images  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Oct 10, 2017 3:29 PM UTC [_Fifty Shades of Grey_](http://time.com/topic/fifty-shades-of-grey-2/) fans are getting a new installment — from the perspective of the series’ leading man, [Christian Grey.](http://time.com/3030375/dave-barry-50-shades-of-grey/) Vintage Books [announced](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/75022-new-fifty-shades-coming-in-november.html) on Tuesday that it will release _Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told By Christian,_ a retelling of the erotic trilogy’s second book, on Nov. 28\. It comes just months after the release of the film version of [_Fifty Shades Darker_](http://time.com/4663696/fifty-shades-darker-review/), which focuses on the relationship between Grey and Anastasia Steele as figures from their past come back into their lives. Series author E.L. James first [teased pages](https://www.facebook.com/ELJamesAuthor/posts/1160414440699554:0) from the new book on Facebook in September 2016. It’s not the first time the author has revisited her work from Grey’s point of view. In June 2015, she released [_Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian_,](https://www.amazon.com/Grey-Fifty-Shades-Christian-Random/dp/0399565337) a retelling of the series’ first novel, which [sold more](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/e-james-grey-sells-1-1-million-copies-4-days-article-1.2266889) than 1 million copies in its first week but [received negative reviews from critics](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/books/review-grey-fifty-shades-as-told-by-christian-by-e-l-james.html). “The inside of Christian Grey’s head is a fascinating place to be,” James said in a press release. “Writing this novel has been a journey of discovery, and I hope readers will find what I’ve learned as compelling as I did.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4975768/fifty-shades-darker-christian-grey-novel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4975768/fifty-shades-darker-christian-grey-novel/"},"headline":"A New Fifty Shades of Grey Book Is Coming Soon","datePublished":"2017-10-10T15:29:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:47:43.955Z","description":"The latest from author E.L. 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