The Priory of the Orange Tree : The multi-million-copy bestselling fantasy series

Author: Shannon, Samantha

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 6 February 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Roots of Chaos' series.

Paperback | 848 pages, 1 double-spread illustrated map, 2 x single spread maps
132 x 199 x 58 | 644g

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.

‘Epic’ Guardian'Majestic' Daily Mail'The new Game of Thrones' StylistAn enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.

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, Tané 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...