The stunning, standalone prequel to the New York Times bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree. “A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex.” Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne. In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come. 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…
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (February 28, 2023); Pages: 880 pages; ISBN-10: 1635577926; ISBN-13: 978-1635577921; ASIN: B09YKW1LV6
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Author’s biography: Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Seasonseries. 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 a New York Times bestseller. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon