Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Academy Books in Order

Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Academy is a middle grade fantasy series built for readers who want monsters, school trouble, jokes, and adventure all at once. At the center is Zelli Stormclash, a student trying very hard to fit into a place where she absolutely should not belong, because Zelli's biggest secret is that she is human. In a school full of creatures who have been taught to fear or hate humans, that is not a small problem.

Luckily, she is not facing it alone.

Zelli has been raised by minotaur mothers, and the books make good use of that push and pull between family, identity, and performance. She wants to stay safe, keep her head down, and survive school. Of course, that plan never lasts. In No Humans Allowed!, clues about the legendary adventurer Allidora Steelstrike start nudging Zelli toward questions about who she really is and why her life does not add up the way it should. The school itself is already chaotic enough before the deeper mystery opens up.

That is part of the fun of this series. It uses the familiar shape of a fantasy school story, classes, friendships, rivalries, hidden spaces, but filters everything through a Dungeons & Dragons lens. So instead of ordinary homework trouble, you get monsters, portals, dragons, and the kind of danger that can spill out of a dungeon at exactly the wrong moment.

It is funny on purpose.

The later books keep widening the trouble. Tourney of Terror throws Dungeon Academy into chaos by bringing in the Waterdeep Dragons and a huge sporting event, which would already be enough without the added mystery under the school. Then Last Best Hope pushes the whole arc toward a final showdown, with Zelli, the Danger Club, Bauble, Elgred Morbide, and an undead dragon all tangled up in the last stretch of the fight.

Even as the stakes rise, the tone stays welcoming. The books want excitement, not heaviness. They are built around movement, banter, and the pleasure of watching a misfit friend group become brave together. If you know D&D, there are plenty of familiar creatures and world-building touches to enjoy. If you do not, the school setup and the friendships do most of the work.

So what should you expect here? Expect a series about secret identity, found family, and growing confidence in a world that keeps telling one kid she does not belong. Expect danger, but the kind that still leaves room for humor. And expect Zelli to keep finding out that the best way to survive Dungeon Academy is usually the loudest, strangest, and least sensible option available.