Soman Chainani books

Soman Chainani is an American author and filmmaker best known for The School for Good and Evil, a bestselling middle-grade fantasy series adapted into a Netflix film.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Hope Wins 2022 Buy

DC Anthology Specials Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
New Talent Showcase 2017 2017 Buy
DC Holiday Special 2017 2017 Buy
Cursed Comics Cavalcade 2018 Buy
A Very DC Holiday Sequel 2018 Buy
DC Nuclear Winter Special 2018 Buy
Dog Days of Summer 2019 Buy
DC Holiday Nightmares 2019 Buy
Catwoman 2020 Buy
DC’s Crimes of Passion#1 2020 Buy
The Joker 2020 Buy
DC’s Very Merry Multiverse 2020 Buy
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant 2021 Buy
Milestones In History 2022 Buy
DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve 2022 Buy
DC’s Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer 2022 Buy
DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun#1 2023 Buy
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Across the Universe 2025 Buy

Faraway Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Prince and the Troll 2020 Buy
Hazel and Gray 2020 Buy
The Wickeds 2020 Buy
The Cleaners 2020 Buy
The Princess Game 2020 Buy

Graphic Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Coven 2025 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Prince and the Troll 2020 Buy
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales 2021 Buy
Hazel and Gray 2020 Buy
The Princess Game 2020 Buy
The Cleaners 2020 Buy
The Wickeds 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Young World 2026 Buy

The School for Good and Evil Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The School for Good and Evil 2013 Buy
Rise of the School for Good and Evil 2022 Buy
Škola dobra a zla 2013 N/A
A World Without Princes 2014 Buy
Un Mondo senza eroi 2014 N/A
Le Dernier Conte 2015 N/A
The Last Ever After 2015 Buy
The Ever Never Handbook 2016 Buy
Quests for Glory 2017 Buy
Kryształ czasu 2019 N/A
A Crystal of Time 2019 Buy
One True King 2021 Buy
Fall of the School for Good and Evil 2023 Buy

Soman Chainani is an American author and filmmaker whose work spans middle-grade fantasy, fairy tale retellings, short fiction, and comics. His best-known creation is The School for Good and Evil series, which began in 2013 and grew to include companion novels, prequels, and a Netflix film adaptation in 2022.

Beyond the main series, Chainani has written the Faraway collection of fairy tales, the short story collection Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales, and contributed to DC Comics anthology specials. His work returns frequently to fairy tale structures and the tension between heroes and villains, good and evil — ideas he treats with more ambiguity than the labels suggest.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Soman Chainani written?

Soman Chainani has written 44 books across 7 series.

What was Soman Chainani's first book?

Soman Chainani’s first book is The School for Good and Evil, published in 2013.

Has The School for Good and Evil been adapted?

Yes. Netflix released a film adaptation of The School for Good and Evil in 2022, directed by Paul Feig. The movie brought the story of Sophie and Agatha to a wider audience, though the book series extends well beyond the events of the first film.

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