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The Academy of Kindness · Mark Lawrence

When is the next Academy of Kindness book coming out?

The next Academy of Kindness book, Daughter of Ruin, comes out on 25 March 2027.

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Release information last checked 13 November 2026.

The Academy of Kindness books in order

  1. Daughter of Crows
    Book 1
    Daughter of Crows
    2026
  2. Daughter of Ruin
    Book 2
    Daughter of Ruin
    25 March 2027

What The Academy of Kindness is about

From the description of Daughter of Crows, the first book.

The survivor of a brutal academy must exhume her own past in the first book in a new series from the international bestselling author of the Library Trilogy and the Broken Empire series. Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters. The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies—known as the kindly ones—against whom even the gods hesitate to stand. Each year a hundred girls are sold to the Academy. Ten years later only three will emerge. The Academy’s halls run with blood. The few that survive its decade-long nightmare have been forged on the sands of the Wound Garden. They have learned ancient secrets amid the necrotic fumes of the Bone Garden. They leave its gates as avatars of vengeance, bound to uphold the oldest of laws. Only the most desperate would sell their child to the Kindnesses. But Rue … she sold herself. And now, a lifetime later, a long and bloody lifetime later, just as she has discovered peace, war has been brought to an old woman’s doorstep. That was a mistake.

The Academy of Kindness at a glance

Author
Mark Lawrence
Books published
1
Still to come
1
First book published
2026
Next release
25 March 2027

Questions readers ask

When is the next Academy of Kindness book coming out?

The next Academy of Kindness book, Daughter of Ruin, comes out on 25 March 2027.

How many books are in The Academy of Kindness?

1 book has been published in The Academy of Kindness so far, and one more is on the way.

What order should I read The Academy of Kindness in?

Read the main books in order: 1. Daughter of Crows, 2. Daughter of Ruin.

Is The Academy of Kindness finished?

No. The next Academy of Kindness book, Daughter of Ruin, comes out on 25 March 2027.

How will I know when the next Academy of Kindness book is announced?

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