Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero Dawning | 2020 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 2 | Hero’s Mind | 2020 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 3 | Hero’s Nature | 2020 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 4 | Song’s Prophet | 2021 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 5 | Hero’s Honor | 2021 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 6 | Hero’s Knowledge | 2022 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
| 7 | Hero’s Darkness | 2022 | P.E. Padilla | Buy |
Hero Academy is P.E. Padilla’s longest series, running seven books from 2020 to 2022. Starting with Hero Dawning, the series follows a character who enters a legendary training academy in the world of Gythe and must develop the skills to face a growing threat. Subsequent books, Hero’s Mind, Hero’s Nature, and Hero’s Honor, track the protagonist’s growth through different types of training.
The academy setting gives the series a structured progression that fans of training-school fantasy will recognize. Later entries like Hero’s Knowledge and Hero’s Darkness raise the stakes as the hero moves from student to active participant in the world’s conflicts. The series overlaps with Song of Prophecy through Song’s Prophet, which bridges the two storylines.