The School for Good and Evil: The Complete 6-Book Box Set: The School for Good and Evil, The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes, The ... A Crystal of Time, The School for Good and Paperback – May 31, 2022

I first read The School For Good And Evil years ago, and my lag between release and reading of each successive novel grew until I lost track completely. When The Rise was released I found it again, and got the omnibus 6-volume edition. It was well worth reading the entire saga as a unified whole.The themes or conflicts of the first three novels are spelled out: Good vs. Evil, Boys vs. Girls, Old vs. New. If I wanted to sort of summarize the themes of the Camelot Years novels (4-6), it's not so clear cut, but I would probably say Truth vs. Lies, Man vs. Pen (which is another way of saying free will vs. determinism), and Love vs. Betrayal. As the story progresses and the characters mature, however, a final overarching theme would have to be Reality vs. Fantasy - and the growing-up realization that the blurrier the lines are, the less black and white and the more shades of gray - the closer to reality life becomes, even in a fantasy world.Another word of Man vs. Pen - within the bounds of the Storian's definitions of Good and Evil lies far more freedom than the possibility that any one Man could redefine reality for everybody. Humans are far too flawed to find absolute authority within themselves. If we have an external source of moral authority to appeal to, we can at least agree on our definitions. So in a way our other "conflict" is between relative authority and absolute authority in the areas of morality and ethics.My favorite character hands down is Hort. From the moment he is introduced as the weaselly underdog to the final triumph at the end, his story is the most heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. As much as I like Tedros, Agatha, and even Sophie (a little), none of them quite outrank Hort. And the way the story winds up by the end of the sixth book... well, read it yourself :-) Let's just say I'm glad he finally got a happy ending. Whether it qualifies as an Ever After for a Never, well, let the reader decide. And the way his character, and his story, develop... I can't help wondering if he's secretly the author's favorite too.Happy endings don't have to be an Ever After. They can just be happy. That's the difference between reality and a fairy tale in a nutshell.

My daught love it very much. She read at list 3 times for all of the set.

My daughter loved the read, great books, the quality is good and looks durable

Such a good story of love, faith, and friendship with amazing twists on all the cherished fairy tales. A must read!

The first 3 books had me enraptured. The last 3 were good but personally I’m over the Camelot story arc. But it’s my fault bc I go in bling w books lol if you like anything Camelot this is a very fun series

Eh, the series is okay.I really enjoyed the first and the second book. Things got ... weird from there. I think these would be better suited for girls around 11-12.I just didn't really get it.

This was purchased and sent as a ‘just because’ gift. My granddaughter disassembled and reorganized her who bookshelf because of it!

I'm very happy with this purchase! This 6-book box set was nicely sealed and delivered in great condition. This is an affordable, good-quality option for anyone looking to buy all 6 books. I love these stories and find them to be very thrilling and enjoyable for people of many ages!