Zodiac Academy Books in Order

Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham contains 18 books, published between 2019 and 2026. The first book is The Awakening (2019) and the newest is On the Cursed Day of Christmas (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2019–2026
Confirmed
3 of 18 titles
Pages on record
1,187 in 2 of 18 books

Zodiac Academy is a dark romantasy series by Caroline Peckham, mixing fae, magic and romance. The Awakening (2019) opens the run, which reaches 18 books by 2026 and continues. Titles are long, at a median of 594 pages. Ruthless Fae, The Reckoning, Shadow Princess and Cursed Fates follow in sequence, with side stories such as Origins of an Academy Bully filling in around the main line.

Source: composed

How many Zodiac Academy books are there?

Zodiac Academy has 18 books, released between 2019 and 2026.

Zodiac Academy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Zodiac 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Awakening2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  2. 2
    Ruthless Fae2019 · 473 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019473
  3. 32020–
  4. 4
    The Reckoning2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  5. 5
    Shadow Princess2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  6. 6
    Cursed Fates2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  7. 7
    Origins of an Academy Bully2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  8. 8
    The Big A.S.S. Party2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  9. 9
    Fated Throne2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  10. 10
    Night2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  11. 11
    Heartless Sky2021 · 714 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021714
  12. 122021–
  13. 13
    Seth on the Moon2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  14. 14
    Sorrow and Starlight2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  15. 15
    Beyond the Veil2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  16. 16
    Live and Let Lionel2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  17. 17
    Restless Stars2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
  18. 18
    On the Cursed Day of Christmas2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–

Zodiac Academy Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Zodiac Academy books run from The Awakening (2019) to On the Cursed Day of Christmas (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Zodiac Academy in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Zodiac Academy books in order?

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

What order should you read Zodiac Academy books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Awakening (2019), the earliest published title. After it come Ruthless Fae (2019), The Tale of Geraldine and the Moon Madness (2020), The Reckoning (2020) and Shadow Princess (2020); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the first Zodiac Academy book?

The Awakening (2019) is the first Zodiac Academy book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

What is the newest Zodiac Academy book?

On the Cursed Day of Christmas (2026) is the newest Zodiac Academy book released so far.

Is there a new Zodiac Academy book coming?

No next Zodiac 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.

Zodiac Academy at a glance

Still running
Zodiac Academy is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Zodiac Academy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,187 pages across the 2 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 594 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Zodiac Academy books, 15 of 18, were published in the 2020s.

When Zodiac Academy books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Zodiac Academy titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

2010s
3
2020s
15

18 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Zodiac Academy books are about

2 of the 18 Zodiac Academy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dark romance is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Dark romance 2 of 2 books
  • Dark Romantasy 2 of 2 books
  • Fae 2 of 2 books
  • Fantasy 2 of 2 books
  • Romance 2 of 2 books
  • Romantasy 2 of 2 books

More books by Caroline Peckham

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

Other series by Caroline Peckham

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