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Soman Chainani is a New York Times Best-selling author and filmmaker. His debut fiction series, The School for Good and Evil, has sold more than 3 million copies, has been translated into more than thirty languages across six continents, and will soon be a film on Netflix. In his stand-alone new novel. RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, Chainani takes us back in time to the early days of Evers and Nevers, the rift between School Masters to the arrival of the first Readers from an ordinary town called Gavaldon—all told through the adventures of its most legendary students from fairytale lore. Here, for the first time, we have the never-before-told story of the events leading up to Sophie and Agatha’s dramatic arrival to the school and the beginning of their epic fairy tale.
Standalone and completely un-reliant on the events of the original series, RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVILshows us where 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.
JOIN SOMAN CHAINANI ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH AS HE DISCUSSES RISE OF THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL AND ANSWERS FAN QUESTIONS LIKE :
- Is the RISE, a good place to begin learning about The School for Good and Evil if you have not read any of the books in the series?
- What prompted you to write the backstory?
- Were you a fan of fantasy and fairy tales as a kid? What did you read?
- How did the idea for the series come to you?
- Did you set out to make your characters darker and more relevant to the modern world?
- How does it feel to see your best-selling children’s series come to life on Netflix?
- You studied film and wanted to be director, so how did you come to the world of children’s fiction as a writer?
- The series has so many memorable characters- how do you keep them all straight?
- The books are thrilling page turners that are hugely popular with kids – how important have your fans been to the success of the series?
- One of the overriding themes from the series seems to be encouraging kids to find their tribe and not to buy into the matrix of what a successful kid should be. Would that message have benefited you as a young person?
- Do you have another series in mind to follow up The School for Good and Evil?
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 30 languages and will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix, which Soman will executive produce. 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.
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