The Priory of the Orange Tree

By Samantha Shannon

Book Overview

The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle).

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE

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, Tan has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635570301
• ISBN13: 9781635570304
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Two Stories that merge beautifully

The action and mystique are fantastic, with there being two different cultures portrayed consistently against each other. There are love interests, but the author doesn't give too much detail, which I appreciate. All around a fantastic read.

One of the best books I've ever read

Prepare to be swept off your feet. This is like Throne of Glass, but about 100× better.

Such an Amazing Book and One of the Most Touching and Life Changing that I’ve read

This book is literally sooo amazing and I recommend it for anyone! It’s worth the read and it flies by

Stunning epic

Make way for the next JRR Tolkien here, everybody! Those 800 pages have been daunting, but sooo worth it. The world building is unheard of these days, and to make it easy to read at the same time is INSANE. The first few chapters I was thinking "oh boy, this is a lot of names and descriptions, will this keep my attention enough?" This feeling did not last long. I was glued to the book from 10% in, staying up half the night to read more. Best decision I made was to read this!