Samantha Shannon The Priory Of Orange Tree 2020 Bloomsbury 2020
This listing is for The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (2020) — Book — EAN/ISBN 9781408883358.
Synopsis
<p>Get ready for Samantha Shannon's new novel, <i>A Day of Fallen Night</i>, coming in February 2023! <p><b>The <i>New York Times </i>bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of <i>Game of Thrones</i>" (Bustle). <p>NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: <br>AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE <p>A world divided.<br>A queendom without an heir.<br>An ancient enemy awakens.</b> <p>The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction--but assassins are getting closer to her door. <p>Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. <p>Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. <p>Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.</p>