Shannon Hale Has Conceived of a Third Princess Academy Story Idea
August 28, 2012
Newbery Honoree Shannon Hale has revealed in a guest piece on Shelf Awareness that she has conceived of a third story to continue the beloved Princess Academy series. The first Princess Academy book was released in January 2005. The sequel, Palace of Stone, followed more than seven years later; it came out in August 2012.
"I'd like to say I wrote Palace of Stone for the kids who requested it. Apparently I'm far too selfish. I wanted What Happens Next for me. And my internal reader--that demanding being who I write everything for--is finally content. For now. Because while writing the second book, a third story began taking shape in my head. It's napping now. Perhaps another terrifically complicated, swampy hurricane of an idea will wake it up."