Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani is the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series. The fairy-tale saga has sold over 3 million copies, been translated into 31 languages, and will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix, which Soman will executive produce. His most recent book, Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales, was also an instant New York Times bestseller and is in development to be a television series from Sony 3000.
Soman is a graduate of Harvard University and received his MFA in film from Columbia University. Every year, he visits schools around the world to speak to kids and share his secret: that reading is the path to a better life.
You can visit Soman at www.somanchainani.com.
All Books By Soman Chainani
Beasts and Beauty
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 21, 2021
- Language: English
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3.86(4334 ratings)
You think you know these stories, don’t you?
You are wrong.
You don’t know them at all.
Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.
A prince has a surprising awakening . . .
A beauty fights like a beast . . .
A boy refuses to become prey . . .
A path to happiness is lost. . . . then found again.
New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!
... Read moreFall of the School for Good and Evil
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Kit Young
- Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 02, 2023
- Language: English
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4.26(427 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix—starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!
What rises . . . must fall.
Two brothers
One Good.
One Evil.
In exchange for power and immortality,
they watch over the Endless Woods
and rule the School for Good and Evil.
Yet all School Masters must face a test.
Theirs is loyalty.
But what happens when loyalty is corrupted? When the bonds of blood are broken?
Who will survive? Who will die? And what will become of the school and its students?
The journey that started a hundred years ago throttles towards its end. This final chapter in the duology that began with the RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL brings the tale of the twin School Masters to the brink of war and a shocking conclusion that will change the course of the school forever.
... Read moreRise of the School for Good and Evil
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Kit Young
- Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 31, 2022
- Language: English
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4.12(2016 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!
The battle between Good and Evil begins.
Two brothers.
One Good.
One Evil.
Together they watch over the Endless Woods.
Together they choose the students for the School for Good and Evil.
Together they train them, teach them, prepare them for their fate.
Then, something happens.
Something unexpected.
Something powerful.
Something that will change everything and everyone.
Who will survive?
Who will rule the School?
The journey starts here. Every step is filled with magic, surprises, and daring deeds that test courage, loyalty, and who you really are. But they only lead you to the very beginning of the adventures that are THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL.
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 14, 2013
- Language: English
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4.22(315 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!
The New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. Start here to follow Sophie, Agatha, and everyone at school from the beginning!
With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she’ll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.
The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed–Sophie’s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.
But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are?
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 13 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 15, 2014
- Language: English
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4.01(35298 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!
In the New York Times bestselling sequel to Soman Chainani’s debut, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie and Agatha are back in Gavaldon, living out their Happily Ever After, but life isn’t quite the fairy tale they expected.
Witches and princesses reside at the School for Girls, where they’ve been inspired to live a life without princes, while Tedros and the boys are camping in Evil’s old towers. A war is brewing between the schools, but can Agatha and Sophie restore the peace? Can Sophie stay good with Tedros on the hunt? And whose heart does Agatha’s belong to–her best friend or her prince?
Soman Chainani has created a spectacular world that Newbery Medal-winning author Ann M. Martin calls “a fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end.
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil #3: The Last Ever After
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 20 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: July 21, 2015
- Language: English
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4.28(29358 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!
In the riveting third installment of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, everything old is new again, as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their fairy tale.
Former best friends Sophie and Agatha thought their ending was sealed when they went their separate ways, but their storybook is about to be rewritten–and this time theirs isn’t the only one. With the girls apart, Evil has taken over and the forces of Good are in deathly peril.
Will Agatha and Sophie be able to work together to save them? Will they find their way to being friends again? And will their new ending be the last Ever After they’ve been searching for?
Soman Chainani delivers action, adventure, laughter, romance, and more twists than ever before in this extraordinary chapter of his epic series.
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil #4: Quests for Glory
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 18 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 19, 2017
- Language: English
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4.35(169 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!
With every end comes a new beginning in the fourth installment of Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, Quests for Glory. If Good and Evil can’t find a way to work together, neither side will survive…
Join Sophie, Agatha, Tedros, and the other students as they begin a new era in the Endless Woods–The Camelot Years–where Evers and Nevers alike must move beyond the bounds of school and into the biggest, boldest adventures of their lives.
The students at the School for Good and Evil thought they had found their final Ever After when they vanquished the malevolent School Master. Now, on their required fourth-year quests, the students face obstacles both dangerous and unpredictable, and the stakes are high: success brings eternal adoration, and failure means obscurity forever.
For their quests, Agatha and Tedros are trying to return Camelot to its former splendor as queen and king. For her quest, Dean Sophie seeks to mold Evil in her own image. But soon they all feel themselves growing more isolated and alone.
When their classmates’ quests plunge into chaos, however, someone must lead the charge to save them…
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil #5: A Crystal of Time
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 19 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: March 05, 2019
- Language: English
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4.22(315 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and more!
In this fifth installment in Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling The School for Good and Evil fantasy series, the past will come back to haunt the present.
A false king has seized Camelot’s throne, sentencing Tedros, the true king, to death. While Agatha, narrowly escapes the same fate, Sophie is caught in King Rhian’s trap. With her wedding to Rhian approaching, she’s forced to play a dangerous game as her friends’ lives hang in the balance.
All the while, King Rhian’s dark plans for Camelot are taking shape. Now the students of the School for Good and Evil must find a way to restore Tedros to the throne before their stories–and the future of the Endless Woods–are rewritten . . . forever.
Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the beloved series, The School for Good and Evil #6: One True King!
... Read moreThe School for Good and Evil #6: One True King
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrator: Polly Lee
- Length: 18 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: June 02, 2020
- Language: English
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4.35(169 ratings)
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix–starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!
In this sixth and final installment in Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling epic fantasy fairy tale series, the School for Good and Evil, Camelot’s crown–and the fate of the Endless Woods–are up for grabs.
Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters. The tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion. Prepare yourself for the End of Ends.
The first test was passed.
Excalibur pulled from the stone.
A new king named.
But two claim the crown.
The sword returns to the stone,
for only one is the true king.
Who?
The future I have seen has many possibilities…
So by my will, none shall be crowned until the Tournament is complete.
The Tournament of Kings.
Three trials.
Three answers to find.
A race to the finish.
My last coronation test.
Excalibur will crown the winner and take the loser’s head.
The first test is coming. Prepare . . .
–King Arthur
Includes an exclusive preview of BEASTS AND BEAUTY, a new collection of dangerous tales from Soman Chainani.
Great for summer reading or anytime! A Today show pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!”
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