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Soman Chainani

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Soman Chainani’s debut series, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL, has sold over 4.5 million copies, been translated into 35 languages across six continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries.

His book of retold fairytales, BEASTS & BEAUTY, also debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List and is slated to be a limited television series from Sony 3000.

EverNever World, his decade-long franchise of fairy tales and fantasy, continues to expand. Together, these books have been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 50 weeks.

In 2026, Soman unveils a brand new universe with YOUNG WORLD, a global political thriller.

In his career, Soman has visited more than 800 schools around the wor ...more

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	The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1) by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author), Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 135,328 ratings — published 2013 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2) by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author), Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 61,860 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 47,902 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years #1) 4.09 avg rating — 28,669 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2) by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author), Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 21,330 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 19,811 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author), Julia Iredale (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 9,491 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of the School for Good and Evil 3.99 avg rating — 6,569 ratings — published 2022 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author), Michael Blank (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 5,037 ratings — published 2016 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess Game 3.48 avg rating — 5,916 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A second book!!!!

It's called DIARY OF A NOVEL: THE MAKING OF YOUNG WORLD -- and it's a 400+ page bind-up of every single one of my Substack diary entries in book form, either as an e-book or paperback (a small shipping cost appl Read more of this blog post »

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“She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor! As she inhaled the school's graveyard smell, Agatha felt her blood rush. For like all villains, death didn't scare her. It made her feel alive.”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

tags: death, villains

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“In the forest of primeval
A school for Good and Evil
Twin towers like two heads
One for the pure
And one for the wicked
Try to escape you'll always fail,
The only way out is
Through a fairytale.”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

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“Only once you destroy who you think you are can you embrace who you truly are.”
― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil

tags: agatha, evers, friendship, nevers, sophie, the-school-for-good-and-evil

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I LOVE your books!!! Thanks for being my (online) friend.

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Mar 25, 2015 07:09AM

Thanks for adding me as a friend! I took the quiz right after finishing the first book. No matter how many times I took it, I turned out an Ever. Want to test my sister. XD

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