The Roots of Chaos 2-Book Set by Samantha Shannon Hard Cover US edition

The Roots of Chaos #0-1

by Samantha Shannon

Get ready for Samantha Shannon's new novel, A Day of Fallen Night, coming in February 2023! This bundle contains The Priory of the Orange Tree, a Day of Fallen Night.

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

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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 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.

Genres: Fantasy

1728 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bone Season series. From 2010 to 2013 she studied English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. Her fourth novel, The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019), was her first outside of the series. It has sold over a million copies in English alone, and was a finalist in the Lambda Literary Awards 2020. Its standalone prequel, A Day of Fallen Night (2023), won the gold medal in the Fantasy category at the Ippy Awards 2024.

Samantha's work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. Her most recent book is The Dark Mirror (2025), the fifth instalment in the Bone Season series.

Reviews

[Ilijana · Rating 5 out of 5]

It does take a while to get to characters and to understand who is who.. but the story is incredible!!!!

[EmoCaffeineAddict · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are the definition of Strong lesbians with swords and I love it. The powerful women, the passion, the love and beauty of these stories are soo unbelievable that I am not able to describe them in words. This is absolutely perfect, it's a masterpiece. No other books can replace this for me. Thank you Samantha Shannon. I wish I could erase these from my memory just so I could read them and get mindblown again💗

[laney · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are my favorite books ever. I have genuinely never connected with characters the way that Shannon makes you connect with the characters of this story. I cried and jumped for joy and even found myself feeling animosity towards those who harmed my favorites. The romance is lovely but the world-building and politics shine. Truly worth every second.

[Laughlin Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good but lots of world building and kind of dense. butttt ya I would recommend if you are down to really get into a super intricate world with lots of perspectives

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good Can everyone read this now

[Heidi D · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my favorite, characters are unlikeable