If you're about to start the The Scholomance series, you're in for 3 books of dark, witty fantasy by Naomi Novik. Average spice: 0.7/5. Total investment: 1,125 pages. Here's the exact reading order.
Publication order — the way Naomi Novik intended. Each book links to our full mood and spice guide.
A darkly witty fantasy set in a deadly magic school where survival is the real curriculum. 336 pages with minimal romance and a cliffhanger ending.
Full guide →El's senior year at the Scholomance — she has to save everyone from graduation. The ending will destroy you. 388 pages.
Full guide →The Scholomance trilogy concludes — El faces the magical world's broken systems and decides whether to tear them down. 401 pages of satisfying resolution.
Full guide →Here is how the heat changes book by book.
A Deadly Education is book 1 and the intended starting point. It introduces everything you need — characters, world, and the dark energy that define the entire series. No prequels or companion novels required.
Read the full guide for A Deadly Education →Read the The Scholomance series in publication order: 1. A Deadly Education, 2. The Last Graduate, 3. The Golden Enclaves. This is the intended reading order by Naomi Novik.
The The Scholomance series has 3 books totaling 1,125 pages. We have full mood and spice profiles for every book in the series.
The The Scholomance series is low-heat, averaging 0.7/5. If you want clean or mild reads, this series delivers.
The The Scholomance series is a fantasy series by Naomi Novik with dark, witty, tense vibes. Check each book's full guide for a spoiler-free breakdown of mood, tropes, and fit.
Start with A Deadly Education — it's book 1 and introduces everything you need. Our full guide for A Deadly Education breaks down the mood, spice, and what to expect.