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Soman Chainani Books in Order

Soman Chainani has written 14 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The School for Good and Evil (2013) and the newest is Young World (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 14 books listed here are in the School for Good and Evil series, which has its own page: School for Good and Evil books in order.

Books
14
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
4,097 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
68–102 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,097 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Soman Chainani, author of the School for Good and Evil series

Soman Chainani is an American author best known for The School for Good and Evil, a children's book series, and some of the work has been adapted for film. The catalogue lists 14 books, from The School for Good and Evil (2013) to Young World (2026). World Without, The Last Ever After, A Crystal of Time and One True King are among the titles, and John Arcudi, Michael Conrad and Gregory Burnham each share the credit on 1 book. Subject tags include good and evil, magic, schools, friendship and identity.

The School for Good and Evil series follows best friends Sophie and Agatha, who are placed in the wrong schools: Sophie, who dreams of becoming a princess, is sent to the School for Evil, while Agatha, who seems suited to wickedness, is sent to the School for Good. Their roles are reversed from what each expected.

How many Soman Chainani books are there?

Soman Chainani has 14 books, released between 2013 and 2026. 9 of them belong to the School for Good and Evil series.

Soman Chainani Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Soman Chainani books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani, book 1 of the School for Good and Evil series (2013)
  2. Cover of A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani, book 2 of the School for Good and Evil series (2014)
  3. Cover of The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani, book 3 of the School for Good and Evil series (2015)
  4. Cover of Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani, book 5 of the School for Good and Evil series (2017)
  5. Cover of A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani, book 6 of the School for Good and Evil series (2019)
  6. Cover of One True King by Soman Chainani, book 7 of the School for Good and Evil series (2020)
  7. Cover of Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani (2021)
  8. Cover of Fall of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani, book 9 of the School for Good and Evil series (2023)
  1. 1
    The School for Good and EvilSchool for Good and Evil #12013 · 488 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013488
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  2. 2
    A World Without PrincesSchool for Good and Evil #22014 · 433 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014433
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  3. 3
    The Last Ever AfterSchool for Good and Evil #32015 · 704 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015704
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  4. 4
    The Ever Never HandbookSchool for Good and Evil #42016 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016304
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  5. 5
    Quests for GlorySchool for Good and Evil #52017 · 568 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017568
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  6. 6
    A Crystal of TimeSchool for Good and Evil #62019 · 624 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019624
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  7. 7
    The Princess GameFaraway #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  8. 8
    One True KingSchool for Good and Evil #72020 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020640
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  9. 9
    Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021336
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  10. 10
    Rise of the School for Good and EvilSchool for Good and Evil #82022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Fall of the School for Good and EvilSchool for Good and Evil #92023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  12. 12
    DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun#1DC Anthology Specials #162023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    Coven2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  14. 14
    Young World2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Soman Chainani series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Soman Chainani books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Faraway in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Princess Game

DC Anthology Specials

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Soman Chainani titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Soman Chainani books in order?

You only need to read Soman Chainani books in order within the School for Good and Evil series, which holds 9 of the 14 Soman Chainani books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Soman Chainani

Start with the first book of the Soman Chainani series you want to read: School for Good and Evil starts with The School for Good and Evil (2013) and School of Good and Evil starts with The School for Good and Evil (2013). The earliest catalogued title overall is The School for Good and Evil (2013).

What is the newest Soman Chainani book?

Young World (2026) is the newest Soman Chainani book released so far.

Is there a new Soman Chainani book coming?

No next Soman Chainani book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Soman Chainani at a glance

Still publishing
Soman Chainani published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Soman Chainani books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,097 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 528 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Soman Chainani books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Soman Chainani books are about

8 of the 14 Soman Chainani books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.