Prose trilogy
Start with Princess Academy for the complete original story.
Book Series · 3 Books
Princess Academy Books
In order from Princess Academy to The Forgotten Sisters.
A three-book fantasy about mountain girls using education, courage, and community ties to shape their own futures.
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Reading order
How to Read the Princess Academy Books
Read the three novels in numbered order. The graphic novel retells the first story in full color and can replace book one for a visual reader; it is not book four.
Sources: Bloomsbury: Princess Academy.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The trilogy includes a harsh teacher, bandits and captivity, political unrest, battles, injuries, and danger to the girls. Its marriage-selection premise develops into a story about education, agency, and community rather than a conventional romance.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Prefers comics
Choose the full-color graphic adaptation as another way to read book one.
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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$958
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 11–15 · 2005
Princess Academy
By Shannon Hale
A mountain girl faces a contest to become a princess, risking her home and heart.
336 pages· 63,336 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Paperback
Summary: Miri, a mountain girl, is thrust into a contest to become the prince's bride. At a strict academy, she faces fierce competition and a stern mistress. As she uncovers hidden talents and deep ties to her homeland, Miri must decide if winning means losing everything she holds dear. Will she choose the crown or her cherished mountain life?
In reading order
Princess Academy Series
3 books · Published 2005–2015
#1
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$958
Princess Academy
Chapter Book · Ages 11–15 · 2005
A mountain girl faces a contest to become a princess, risking her home and heart.
#2
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$858
Palace of Stone
Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2012
Miri faces a choice between loyalty and revolution in a city of intrigue.
#3
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$958
The Forgotten Sisters
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015
Miri must uncover a royal secret while teaching reluctant princesses.
Companion series
Princess Academy Graphic Novels Series
1 book · Published 2026
#1
#1 in Series
Graphic Nov.
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$1597
Princess Academy (Graphic Novel)
Chapter Book · 2026
A girl must choose between royal dreams and her mountain home when a prince seeks a bride.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Princess Academy series?
There are 3 books in the Princess Academy series. It began with Princess Academy in 2005, and the newest book, The Forgotten Sisters, was published in 2015.
What order should you read the Princess Academy books in?
Start with Princess Academy and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the Princess Academy books best for?
The series is best for ages 8–15, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Which Princess Academy book is the longest?
Palace of Stone (Book #2) is the longest book in the series at 64,416 words (352 pages).
Which Princess Academy book is the shortest?
Princess Academy (Book #1) is the shortest at 63,336 words (336 pages).
The people
The Creative Behind the Books
The people who bring Princess Academy to life.
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