The magic-school subgenre grew out of the British boarding-school story. These are the series that defined it, with book counts and years.
Series in Reading Order
- Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling — 26 books · 1997–2024
The seven-book Hogwarts sequence, 1997-2007, plus companion volumes. - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan — 25 books · 2005–2024
Camp Half-Blood; the first of Riordan's mythology series. - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow and the Wundrous Society, begun 2017. - Keeper Of The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger — 10 books · 2012–2022
Elf academy series, begun 2012. - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead — 20 books · 2007–2017
Boarding school for Moroi vampires and their guardians. - House Of Night by P.C. Cast — 18 books · 2007–2020
Tulsa school for vampyres, begun 2007. - School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani — 9 books · 2013–2023
Fairy-tale school series, begun 2013. - Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo — 12 books · 2002–2013
Children of the Red King series, begun 2002. - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull — 8 books · 2006–2024
Magical preserve series, 2006-2010, plus a sequel series. - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Brakebills College; an adult take on the magic-school story.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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