**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**'A magnificent, sweeping epic' JENNIFER SAINT, Sunday Times-bestselling author of ARIADNE'Shannon is simply a master of the genre' C. S. PACAT, New York Times-bestselling author of DARK RISE'A tremendous triumph' LONDON SHAH, award-winning author of the LIGHT OF THE ABYSS series'A gorgeous, glittering epic' DAILY MAILA return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange TreeTunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. 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. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be. The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate. When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.Intricate and epic, A Day of Fallen Night sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree, showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come.**Chosen as a book of 2023 by the Metro, Cosmopolitan, Nerd Daily, PinkNews and Waterstones**
CONTRIBUTORS: Samantha Shannon
EAN: 9781526619792
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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GENRE: FICTION / Fantasy / General, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Coming of Age
WIDTH: 153 cm
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Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fantasy
A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realised and complex, and placed at its heart bold and vivid characters. Their journeys sweep the reader along, compelled by a thrilling plot of peril and warfare, but utterly captivated by the heartfelt relationships, the simmering romances, the betrayals, the loss and the love. Highly recommended for hiding away from the real world and losing yourself in this one instead, Like all the greats, Samantha Shannon has built a world … Miraculously pacy, given its thumping scale, this is another gorgeous, glittering epic, This magnificent Sapphic fantasy novel is going to sweep you off your feet, The engrossing new story promises to deliver more character-driven, emotionally complex adventure and intrigue, Samantha Shannon once again wows us as we dive back into her complex and beautiful world. This is one for the fantasy lovers and it won’t disappoint
Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Season series. Her work has been translated into twenty-six languages. Her fourth novel, The Priory of the Orange Tree, was her first outside of The Bone Season series and was an international bestseller. She lives in London.samanthashannon.co.uk / @sayshannon
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