A Crystal of Time
core novel 2019 The School for Good and Evil
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.24 (18,535 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 624 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780008292201 |
Synopsis
The second installment of the Camelot Years finds Camelot's throne seized by a false ruler known as the Lion, who has sentenced Tedros to death and forced Sophie into marriage while Agatha narrowly escapes capture. The usurper is eventually revealed to be Japeth, working in tandem with his brother Rhian, two previously unknown siblings from Foxwood who share an uncanny resemblance; Japeth operates in secret as the Snake while Rhian presents himself publicly as the legitimate king. The brothers wield blood magic and enchanted scims to hold power. Most of the School's students remain imprisoned in Camelot's dungeons, Sophie is held in the castle and forced to write propaganda in service of the new regime, and Agatha must escape to rally the wider School for Good and Evil behind a rescue effort.
Where it sits
- Universe: The School for Good and Evil
- Series: The Camelot Years core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Soman Chainani
Notes
- From the series record (The Camelot Years): A second, direct-continuation trilogy following the same characters; Core Canon by the same credited-authorship rule as the original trilogy.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Camelot Years: position 2 of 3: previous Quests for Glory (2018) · next One True King (2020)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_for_Good_and_Evil
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Crystal_of_Time
- https://the-school-for-good-and-evil.fandom.com/wiki/A_Crystal_of_Time
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