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  A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 20 Janvier 2024
  • 9781526619815

  ''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 return to the world of Samantha Shannon''s Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree ____________________ Tunuva 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 Hroth, 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** Lire la suite Fermer

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  THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 23 Janvier 2020
  • 9781408883358

  THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'The new Game of Thrones ' Stylist 'Puts Samantha Shannon in the same league as Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. Shannon is a master of dragons' Starburst 'Epic fantasy with added dragons. A blockbuster' Guardian , Best Science Fiction and Fantasy An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.
  
  A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
  
  Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
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  THE BONE SEASON

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 28 Mars 2024
  • 9781526664754

  THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FULLY UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL
  
  A lavishly reimagined tenth anniversary edition of the first novel in the sensational Bone Season series, by the Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree.
  
  ''A fabulous, epic fantasy thriller ... Lavish, ebullient, escapist'' The Times
  
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  Welcome to Scion. No safer place.
  
  The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe.
  
  In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing.
  
  When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal - and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy.> Lire la suite Fermer

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  The dark mirror

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 1 Mars 2025
  • 9781408879467

  From New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree - the soaring fifth novel in the bestselling Bone Season series.
  ''A fabulous, epic fantasy thriller ... Lavish, ebullient, escapist'' The Times
  ''Samantha Shannon is a master storyteller and wordsmith'' Katherine Webber
  ''Blazing a trail for a new generation of feminist fantasy authors'' Grazia
  
  Everything is about to change.
  
  Paige Mahoney is outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in more than a decade - but she has no idea how she got to the free world. Half a year has been wiped from her memory.
  
  As she makes her way back to the revolution, her journey takes her to Venice, where she learns a dangerous secret - one that could change the face of the war between humans and immortals. Before she can return to London, she must help the Domino Programme unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist.
  
  And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories - Arcturus Mesarthim - might also hold the key to saving Italy.
  
  Lyrical, touching and action-packed, The Dark Mirror drives the bestselling Bone Season series forward, showing Samantha Shannon at the height of her powers. Lire la suite Fermer

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  A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 25 Février 2023
  • 9781526619761

  The long-awaited second instalment in Samantha Shannon''s Sunday Times and New York Times -bestselling series - ''The new Game of Thrones '' ( Stylist ) Tunuva 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, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hroth, narrowly saving her queendom from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow - exactly where she wants to be.
  
  Meanwhile, the dragons of the East have slept for centuries. 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.
  
  When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must rise to protect humankind from a devastating threat.
  
  Sweeping and epic, A Day of Fallen Night returns readers to the world of The Priory of the Orange Tree . Lire la suite Fermer

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  THE MASK FALLING

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 18 Février 2022
  • 9781408865583

  The Sunday Times bestseller, from the bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion''s downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim''s puppet empire.
  
  The mysterious Domino Programme has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim - her former enemy - at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. Her risks promise high reward: the Parisian underworld could yield the means to escalate her rebellion to outright war.
  
  As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its shadow, Paige must fight her own memories after her ordeal at the hands of Scion. Meanwhile, she strives to understand her bond with Arcturus, which grows stronger by the day. But there are those who know the revolution began with them - and could end with them...>
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  AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS ; THE ROOTS OF CHAOS 3

  Samantha Shannon

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 11 Septembre 2025
  • 9781526686824

  With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.
  
  Take your first steps into the epic.
  Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.
  
  It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind.
  
  Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world.
  
  A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.
  
  And now the great wyrm FOoredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . .
  
  A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic circumstances that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.
  
  Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai). Lire la suite Fermer

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