Description
Product ID: | 9781408883358 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The Roots of Chaos |
Title: | The Priory of the Orange Tree |
Subtitle: | THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION |
Authors: | Author: Samantha Shannon |
Page Count: | 848 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Fantasy |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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... 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... |
Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-02-06 |