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Samantha Shannon

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Born in London in 1991, Samantha studied English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford from 2010 to 2013, specialising in the poetry of Emily Dickinson and Principles of Film Criticism. 

In 2013, at the age of 21, she published The Bone Season, the internationally bestselling first instalment in a seven-book series of fantasy novels. Her first book outside the series, The Priory of the Orange Tree, was a finalist in the Lambda Literary Awards 2020 and has sold over a million copies in English worldwide. Its prequel, A Day of Fallen Night, hit shelves in February 2023, becoming an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller.

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The Bone Season


A Young Adult Dystopian series (2013 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Dystopian London underworlds ruled by psychic secrecy
  • Scrappy heroines outmaneuvering corrupt regimes from the inside
  • Slow-burn romance amid shifting alliances and rebellion

The Roots of Chaos


A Fantasy series (2019 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Multiple heroines steering history across continents
  • Ancient dragons stirring after centuries of silence
  • Secretive orders preparing for long-awaited war

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