Cafferty & Quinn
paranormal mystery
Series · fantasy
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil series by Soman Chainani has 9 known books (9 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The School for Good and Evil (2013). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Coven.
- Books
- 9 known books (8 novels + 1 companion)
- Published
- 9
- First published
- 2013
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Fantasy
- Last checked
Start here: The School for Good and Evil (2013) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil opened The School for Good and Evil series in 2013, the book that introduced the sequence readers now follow through 9 volumes.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The School for Good and Evil - Book 2:
A World Without Princes
Readers moving through The School for Good and Evil series in publication order reach A World Without Princes after The School for Good and Evil, with The Last Ever After next.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A World Without Princes - Book 3:
The Last Ever After
The Last Ever After (2015, 675 pages) closes the original trilogy, sitting between A World Without Princes and Quests for Glory as Sophie and Agatha's story about the fairy-tale universe's moral architecture reaches its resolution.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last Ever After - Book 4:
Quests for Glory
Quests for Glory (2017) opens the Camelot Years trilogy, following the School's next generation of students in a story that assumes familiarity with the original Sophie-and-Agatha trilogy that precedes it.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Quests for Glory - Book 5:
A Crystal of Time
A Crystal of Time (624 pages) slots into the series between Quests for Glory and One True King, continuing the Camelot Years trilogy's higher emotional and body-count stakes.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Crystal of Time - Book 6:
One True King
One True King (2020) closes the Camelot Years trilogy, continuing from A Crystal of Time toward the prequel duology Rise and Fall of the School for Good and Evil that follows.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of One True King - Book 7:
Rise of the School for Good and Evil
Rise of the School for Good and Evil (2022) sits outside the main numbering of The School for Good and Evil series, positioned between One True King and Fall of the School for Good and Evil.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rise of the School for Good and Evil - Book 8:
Fall of the School for Good and Evil
Unlike most entries in The School for Good and Evil series, Fall of the School for Good and Evil has no series number; it follows Rise of the School for Good and Evil and precedes Coven in the 2023 lineup.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fall of the School for Good and Evil - Book 9:
Coven
Coven, published in 2025 at 272 pages, is the newest book in The School for Good and Evil series, following Fall of the School for Good and Evil with illustrations by Joel Gennari.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Coven
The order the story's events happen in, novellas slotted where they belong.
- Book 1:
Rise of the School for Good and Evil
Rise of the School for Good and Evil (2022) sits outside the main numbering of The School for Good and Evil series, positioned between One True King and Fall of the School for Good and Evil.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rise of the School for Good and Evil - Book 2:
Fall of the School for Good and Evil
Unlike most entries in The School for Good and Evil series, Fall of the School for Good and Evil has no series number; it follows Rise of the School for Good and Evil and precedes Coven in the 2023 lineup.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Fall of the School for Good and Evil - Book 3:
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil opened The School for Good and Evil series in 2013, the book that introduced the sequence readers now follow through 9 volumes.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The School for Good and Evil - Book 4:
A World Without Princes
Readers moving through The School for Good and Evil series in publication order reach A World Without Princes after The School for Good and Evil, with The Last Ever After next.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A World Without Princes - Book 5:
The Last Ever After
The Last Ever After (2015, 675 pages) closes the original trilogy, sitting between A World Without Princes and Quests for Glory as Sophie and Agatha's story about the fairy-tale universe's moral architecture reaches its resolution.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last Ever After - Book 6:
Quests for Glory
Quests for Glory (2017) opens the Camelot Years trilogy, following the School's next generation of students in a story that assumes familiarity with the original Sophie-and-Agatha trilogy that precedes it.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Quests for Glory - Book 7:
A Crystal of Time
A Crystal of Time (624 pages) slots into the series between Quests for Glory and One True King, continuing the Camelot Years trilogy's higher emotional and body-count stakes.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Crystal of Time - Book 8:
One True King
One True King (2020) closes the Camelot Years trilogy, continuing from A Crystal of Time toward the prequel duology Rise and Fall of the School for Good and Evil that follows.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of One True King
About The School for Good and Evil
Every few years, two children vanish from the village of Gavaldon, spirited away to the School for Good and Evil, where one is trained to be a storybook hero and the other a storybook villain. Sophie is convinced she's destined for Good — all blonde hair and princess dreams — while her strange, cynical best friend Agatha assumes she's obviously Evil. When they're each dropped into the opposite school, both girls (and the fairy-tale universe's entire moral architecture) are forced to confront how little "good" and "evil" have to do with looks, manners, or wanting the right things. Soman Chainani builds a sharp, funny, occasionally quite dark satire of fairy-tale tropes and the beauty standards packed into them, then spends six more books complicating its own black-and-white premise as the two friends' loyalty is tested across shifting alliances, a prophecy-driven trip to Camelot, and eventually a prequel duology explaining how the School itself came to exist.
This is a strong pick for readers who want their fairy tales interrogated rather than retold straight — there's real bite to its examination of gender roles, friendship versus romance, and the cost of forcing people into hero/villain boxes, wrapped in propulsive, high-concept plotting and a lot of genre-savvy humor. The three sub-arcs (School Years, Camelot Years, and the Rise/Fall prequel duology) each raise the emotional and body-count stakes further, making this a good next step for readers graduating from gentler fairy-tale retellings toward something with real teeth.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in The School for Good and Evil series?
Eight novels total: two trilogies (the original School Years trilogy and the Camelot Years trilogy) plus a two-book prequel duology (Rise and Fall of the School for Good and Evil), alongside the companion reference book The Ever Never Handbook. There's also a 2025 graphic novel spin-off, Coven, featuring supporting characters Hester, Anadil and Dot.
What order should I read The School for Good and Evil in?
Publication order: the original trilogy first (The School for Good and Evil, A World Without Princes, The Last Ever After), then the Camelot Years trilogy (Quests for Glory, A Crystal of Time, One True King). The Rise/Fall prequel duology was published last and is best read after the main six novels, even though it's set earliest chronologically.
Is The School for Good and Evil finished?
Yes. The main series and its prequel duology concluded with Fall of the School for Good and Evil in 2023, with no further installments announced as of August 2026.
Do I need to read the Rise/Fall prequel books first?
No. Although they tell the origin story of the School and are chronologically earliest, they were written and published after the main six novels and are designed to be read last, as a reveal of how everything began.
Is the Netflix movie based on all the books?
No. Netflix's 2022 film adapts only the first novel, The School for Good and Evil, and takes some notable liberties with the plot and casting compared to the book.
If you like The School for Good and Evil
Reading order last verified .