Gallows Academy Books in Order

Gallows Academy is part of D.R. Perry's Revealed World, a setting where magic, psychic gifts, shifters, fae, vampires, and ghosts are woven into daily life. The books collected here follow the earliest years of the Gallows Hill story, with Sorrow and Joy: Year One and Silver and Gold: Year Two gathering the shorter installments into school-year arcs.

At the center is Mavis Merlini, a raven shifter from a difficult family. She wants something simple, at least by magical-school standards: finish high school, stay out of trouble, and avoid repeating the mistakes that have shaped her siblings' lives. Gallows is not a place where anyone gets to keep life simple for long.

Mavis arrives carrying family baggage, a sharp eye for danger, and an interest in ghosts. She also finds Ed, a young medium who becomes one of the first people she can trust. Around them, a group of students with different powers and backgrounds begins to take shape. Friendship is not instant or easy. It has to be built through small choices, shared risks, and the willingness to show up for one another.

The school sits in the Salem area, where the supernatural world is visible in ways it is not elsewhere. That setting gives the series a busy mix of magical classes, boarding-house life, extracurricular activities, local history, and excursions into faerie politics. The students still deal with homework and social pressure, but their problems can also involve ghosts, powerful magical objects, and dangerous obligations.

The bigger story is about breaking harmful patterns.

Mavis is trying to understand what she owes her family and what she is allowed to choose for herself. Her friends are dealing with their own fears, loyalties, and histories. Perry keeps the focus on growth rather than effortless heroics. The characters make mistakes, learn what they need from each other, and gradually become more capable of facing threats that are much older and stronger than they are.

The tone is young adult urban fantasy with humor, romance, school drama, and an ongoing supernatural quest. It is best read in order because the relationships, magical rules, and conflicts keep building from one installment to the next. Readers who enjoy found-family stories, ghostly mysteries, and a magical school where kindness is treated as a real form of strength will find a welcoming entry point here.