Shadowspell Academy Books in Order

Shadowspell Academy contains 6 books, published between 2019 and 2021. The first book is The Culling Trials (2019) and the newest is Year of the Chameleon 3 (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2019–2021
Confirmed
6 of 6 titles
Pages on record
732 in 3 of 6 books
Reading time
12–18 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 732 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

Shadowspell Academy runs to 6 books, published in 2019 and 2021. The Culling Trials, The Culling Trials 2 and The Culling Trials 3 appeared in 2019. Year of the Chameleon and its two numbered follow-ups came out in 2021. Credits name K.F. Breene on 3 books and Shannon Mayer on 3. The series is currently dormant.

How many Shadowspell Academy books are there?

Shadowspell Academy has 6 books, released between 2019 and 2021.

Shadowspell Academy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Shadowspell 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. 1
    The Culling Trials2019 · 236 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019236
  2. 2
    The Culling Trials 22019 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019240
  3. 3
    The Culling Trials 32019 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019256
  4. 4
    Year of the Chameleon2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  5. 5
    Year of the Chameleon 22021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  6. 6
    Year of the Chameleon 32021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021

Do you have to read Shadowspell Academy books in order?

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

Where to start with Shadowspell Academy

Start with The Culling Trials (2019), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shadowspell Academy book?

Year of the Chameleon 3 (2021) is the newest Shadowspell Academy book released so far.

Is there a new Shadowspell Academy book coming?

No next Shadowspell 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.

Shadowspell Academy at a glance

Paused
No new Shadowspell Academy title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Shadowspell Academy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
732 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shadowspell Academy books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
3 of the 6 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 6 titles, 3 are credited to K.F. Breene and 3 to Shannon Mayer.