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.

Reviewed by the Bookroo Editors Updated August 11, 2026

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?

Prose trilogy

Start with Princess Academy for the complete original story.

Prefers comics

Choose the full-color graphic adaptation as another way to read book one.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Sale price

$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

$9.99Save 4%

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 in Series

Sale price

$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 in Series

Sale price

$858

Palace of Stone

Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2012

Miri faces a choice between loyalty and revolution in a city of intrigue.

#3 in Series

Sale price

$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 in Series

Graphic Nov.

Sale price

$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.