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Princess Academy Books in Order

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale contains 3 books, published between 2005 and 2015. The first book is Princess Academy (2005) and the newest is The Forgotten Sisters (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2005–2015
Pages on record
324 in 1 of 3 books
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Princess Academy is a fantasy trilogy for young readers by Shannon Hale, set around a mountain school that trains village girls as candidates for a prince's hand. Self-confidence, telepathy and the pull between village and palace drive the story. Three books make up the run: Princess Academy (2005), Palace of Stone (2012) and The Forgotten Sisters (2015).

How many Princess Academy books are there?

Princess Academy has 3 books, released between 2005 and 2015.

Princess Academy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Princess Academy 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 Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, book 1 of the Princess Academy series (2005)
  2. Cover of Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale, book 2 of the Princess Academy series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale, book 3 of the Princess Academy series (2015)
  1. 1
    Princess Academy2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Palace of Stone2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    The Forgotten Sisters2015 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015324
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Is there a chronological order for Princess Academy?

No separate chronological order is on record for Princess Academy, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Princess Academy books in order?

You should read the Princess Academy books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Princess Academy book also stands alone.

Where to start with Princess Academy

Start with Princess Academy (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Princess Academy book?

The Forgotten Sisters (2015) is the newest Princess Academy book released so far.

Is there a new Princess Academy book coming?

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

Awards Princess Academy has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Princess Academy. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Princess Academy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Princess Academy title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Princess Academy books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
324 pages across the 1 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Princess Academy books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Princess Academy books are about

All 3 Princess Academy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mountains is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Shannon Hale

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Shannon Hale

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.