Bone Season The million-copy bestselling series from the author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE
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Biografisk notat
Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Season series. Her work has been translated into twenty-six languages. Her fourth novel, The Priory of the Orange Tree, was her first outside of The Bone Season series and was an international bestseller. She lives in London.
samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon
Don’t just suspend your disbelief – send it to the pictures and sink into this fabulous, epic fantasy thriller ... Lavish, ebullient, escapist.
<i> The Times
An original and enjoyable escapist fictional world... The ending certainly gripped me to the marrow.
Daily Telegraph
A rapid-fire wonder of a book.
Marie Claire
<i>The Bone Season</i> plots out a criminal underworld in a future where clairvoyancy exists; part fantasy, part dystopia, all intrigue. It’s a world of impressive scope, accompanied by Tolkienesque appendices, glossaries, maps and all.
Vogue
In this special edition of her critically acclaimed debut, Samantha Shannon performs the remarkable feat of improving upon the original beloved text. The story is impossibly richer and more insightful, assuringly accessible, more moving than ever, and glitters with exclusive content.
- London Shah, award-winning author of the Light the Abyss series,
Epic, surprising, and impeccably imagined, <i>The Bone Season</i> seamlessly melds a near-future dystopian world, with high fantasy stakes, and a truly unique brand of magic. Perfect for those who enjoy intricate plots and eclectic casts of nuanced characters. Ten years on from its original release, Shannon’s debut remains one of the most accomplished and original SFF novels I’ve ever read.
- Kate Dylan, author of Mindwalker,
A dark, embattled, highly wrought fantasy ... There is no doubt that Samantha is the real thing.
Observer
Frightening and well-imagined ... fascinating.
Washington Post
Plenty for readers to get absorbed in.
Wall Street Journal.
Dynamic and direct ... There is an exciting breadth to Shannon’s world.
Evening Standard
The original version of <i>The Bone Season</i> was brilliant – but the new ‘Author’s Preferred Text’ edition is incredible. Samantha Shannon is a master storyteller and wordsmith, and the care she has taken in the revision shines through on every page. It is a richly rewarding reading experience.
- Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns,
Inventive, intriguing, and endlessly surprising – no one enthralls me like Samantha Shannon
- R. F. Kuang, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy,
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.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Season series. Her work has been translated into twenty-six languages. Her fourth novel, The Priory of the Orange Tree, was her first outside of The Bone Season series and was an international bestseller. She lives in London.
samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon