The Priory of the Orange Tree

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SAMANTHA SHANNON: The Priory of the Orange Tree (Paperback, 2019, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd)

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Published Feb. 15, 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd.

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978-1-5266-1286-1
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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, 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.

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reviewed Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

En bok jeg aldri igjen får lest for første gang

Samantha Shannon vever et nydelig teppe av tråder vi kjenner igjen fra vår kulturelle forståelse av konsepter som "Vesten" og "Østen", og forteller en vakker og majestetisk historie om kjærlighet, ære, politikk og ikke minst drager.

Jeg vil ikke si mer, jeg vil at du selv skal finne ut hva boka handler om, og at du forteller meg i etterkant hvilke segmenter som fikk deg til å gråte.

reviewed Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

A great book and (hopefully) more to come

This is the first book from Samantha Shannon I have read, and I have really liked it. The overall story is very good, the characters are very interesting and the worldbuilding has many layers (as it should).

I like how each chapter starts by having a geographical distinction, which helps situate the different characters in the map. It also cements the differences between each region and the lore.

Another important topic of the book is the rupture with other fantasy novels in the importance of the women in the plot (which is good) and the prominence of queer characters in it (which is also good).

I am looking forward to more works from the same author and I imagine that I will be reading them as soon as I know that they are released.

reviewed Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

An Interesting Read

I had a lot of fun seeing the disparate plot lines come together in the final battle. How the world is balanced is very obvious, but it was how that affected the world, and how the characters came to realize it that made it interesting. 4.3/5