Reading order
The Scholomance reading order
1
2
3- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2020–2022
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Ongoing
- Status
- Fantasy#64
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2020–2022Ongoing
- A complete trilogy about a magic school that tries to eat its students.
- Read it in order and keep The Golden Enclaves at hand: The Last Graduate — the highest-rated of the three here — ends on a hard cliffhanger.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,089 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high
- The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2022. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 25, 2026.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
- The end of the series
We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.
Does the series hold up
Shape of the series: uneven. Scores jump by 0.3 points with no clear direction.
Best volume: The Last Graduate (8.4, 686 ratings). Weakest: A Deadly Education (8.0). The series is not finished; the last volume came out in 2022. The last volume (8.2) scores close to the series average or above it.
How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
The Scholomance books ranked, best to worst
- 1.The Last GraduateBook 2 · 20218.4
- 2.The Golden EnclavesBook 3 · 20228.2
- 3.A Deadly EducationBook 1 · 20208.0
Frequently asked questions
Which Scholomance book is the best?
By reader score, The Last Graduate (8.4/10). The lowest-rated is A Deadly Education (8.0/10).
Which The Scholomance book is the longest?
“The Golden Enclaves” is the longest at 432 pages; the shortest is “A Deadly Education” with 313 pages.
What should I read after The Scholomance?
Other series by Naomi Novik: Temeraire.
