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Samantha Shannon

    November 8, 1991
    Samantha Shannon
    The Mime Order
    The Bone Season: Tenth Anniversary Edition
    The Dark Mirror
    The Song Rising
    A Day of Fallen Night
    The Mask Falling
    • 2025

      Bone Season: The Dark Mirror

      • 576 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      The highly anticipated fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series-an epic and spellbinding fantasy from the author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 By: Goodreads * Barnes & Noble * Screen Rant * The Nerd Daily * Paste Magazine * Book Riot 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. Her journey back to the revolution soon takes her to Venice, where the Domino Programme has uncovered evidence of a secret Scion plan. Before Paige can return to London, she must help the network unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist, which threatens to bring Europe to its knees in weeks. And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories-Arcturus Mesarthim-might also hold the key to thwarting Scion, allowing the revolution to strike an unprecedented blow . . . With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.

      Bone Season: The Dark Mirror
    • 2025

      The Dark Mirror

      • 576 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      In this epic fantasy thriller, Paige Mahoney finds herself outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in years, with a significant portion of her memory erased. As she journeys back to the revolution, she uncovers a dangerous secret in Venice that could alter the war between humans and immortals. Tasked with helping the Domino Programme expose Operation Ventriloquist, Paige realizes that recovering her memories may be linked to Arcturus Mesarthim, who holds the key to Italy's fate. The narrative is both lyrical and action-packed, showcasing Samantha Shannon's storytelling prowess.

      The Dark Mirror
    • 2023

      The Bone Season: Tenth Anniversary Edition

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.3(1020)Add rating

      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.

      The Bone Season: Tenth Anniversary Edition
    • 2023

      A Day of Fallen Night

      • 880 pages
      • 31 hours of reading
      4.4(37321)Add rating

      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 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.

      A Day of Fallen Night
    • 2022

      Lucas the Spy Cat

      A Children's Mystery Adventure with Creativity and Imagination Boosting Activities

      • 46 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Lucas leads a mysterious double life, disappearing each night without a trace. His friends are left puzzled and intrigued by his secretive behavior. As they begin to investigate, they uncover a web of hidden truths and unexpected dangers that challenge their understanding of friendship and loyalty. This coming-of-age tale explores themes of identity, trust, and the complexities of adolescence, ultimately revealing the profound impact of secrets on relationships.

      Lucas the Spy Cat
    • 2021

      The Sunday Times bestseller, from the bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange TreePaige 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 . . .

      The Mask Falling
    • 2019
    • 2016

      The Song Rising

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.3(756)Add rating

      A rebel who becomes a queenThe hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series - a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imaginationFollowing a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it...

      The Song Rising
    • 2015

      BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE'A trailblazer for young talent ... The way Shannon's characters shift, backstab and fall are as fascinating as the twists and turns of the plot' IndependentA fugitive who will not be silencedIt is a dark time for clairvoyants. Scion is in league with the Rephaim, an extraordinarily powerful, otherworldly race that intends to make humans its slaves.In an unprecedented feat of bravery, Paige Mahoney has succeeded in leading a mass break-out from the brutal camp, Sheol I, where she and other clairvoyants were systematically imprisoned.Paige is desperate to reach the safety of the London underworld, but the ruthless leader of the Rephaim, Nashira Sargas, is not likely to let her escape so easily...This new edition contains an exciting preview of the sequel, The Song Rising

      The Mime Order