It was a privilege to read, and I'm in awe of her talent.Samantha Shannon’s Roots of Chaos series is the epitome of everything that’s right about the fantasy genre right now: A rich, sprawling, female-focused tale that spans centuries and kingdoms, these are doorstopper old-school fantasy epics that are tremendously easy to get lost in. Samantha Shannon has crafted an incredible world full of depth and danger, with characters I would follow to the ends of the earth. ' The Priory of the Orange Tree is a brilliant, daring, and devastating jewel. As with the best of fantasy, The Priory of the Orange Tree feels less like a book than it does an experience, a true sojourn into a rich and terrible new world' - Hypable Works so well as an intricately realised and feminist fantasy that one might even be tempted to dub Samantha Shannon 'The female George R.R. 'Allow me to introduce your newest fantasy obsession. Sheer perfection' - Lisa Lueddecke, author of A Storm of Ice and Stars It's the kind of book you never want to end. 'I have been waiting my whole life for this fantasy. Blending politics with high adventure and the epic with the intimate, the narrative builds like a tidal wave before sweeping towards an awesome, climactic finale' - Daily Mail 'A tour de force, and my new absolute favourite epic fantasy' - Laini Taylor, author of Strange the Dreamer Praise for The Priory of the Orange Tree: Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 9781526661296 Number of pages: 880 Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Sweeping and epic, A Day of Fallen Night returns readers to the world of The Priory of the Orange Tree.
When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must rise to protect humankind from a devastating threat. Dumai lives in a Seiikinese mountain temple, where celebrants strive to wake the gods from the Long Slumber - but someone from her mother's past is coming to the mountain for her.
Meanwhile, the dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow - exactly where she wants to be. To the north, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hroth, narrowly saving her queendom from ruin. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms - but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. Waterstones Exclusive Edition with bonus chapter about Tunuva and Esbar's courtship - a standard edition is available here
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