A Day of Fallen Night: A Roots of Chaos Novel (The Roots of Chaos)

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The Priory’s existence is threatened, the dragons that have been asleep for a long time are awakening, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, in the hope to save both realms from ruin, Dumai must awaken the gods and protect herself from the person intent on destroying her and when Dreadmount erupts these three women must be prepared and capable of protecting their people from its devastating threat of extinction. Because the world is swimming with Wyrms burning down cities and people, and the Councils and politicians want to sit down and discuss the future of the kingdoms! She learns never to goad the mountain, to learn when to reach towards the sky and when to be mindful of the shifting ground beneath her feet. Shannon artfully builds on the world of The Priory of the Orange Tree with this masterful standalone prequel.

The novel draws strength from the power of a woman's choice, giving the characters a depth of fortitude that is masterful in its craft and execution. 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. Intricate and epic, A Day of Fallen Night sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree , showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come.

Given that both The Priory of the Orange Tree and A Day of Fallen Night are standalone novels set in the same world, which book is the better place to start? Another epic, sweeping fantasy from the mastermind behind The Priory of the Orange Tree and The Bone Season series.

Deliveries to destinations outside Australia are made by DHL courier, and cannot be made to post office boxes. When I wrote Priory, I originally intended it to be a one-off standalone, but the longer I sat with it, the more I came to realise that this world had a much larger story to tell.Here, Shannon (with her passion for women in history blazing brighter than any flame) explores monarchy through the lens of what women in monarchies were forced to endure and provide to continue these bloodlines. In the South, Tunuva is a warrior of the Priory, a sisterhood that worships the Mother who is seen as the true banisher of the Nameless One. Also, it reads a bit like sitting over Samantha Shannon’s shoulder and watching her play tall in Crusader Kings 3 for hours on end.

It’s not a statement, it’s not central to the plot, but queer people are core parts of the story and an inextricable part of the world itself. As in Priory, Shannon excels at creating a strong cast of female characters with excellent queer representation. It’s up to each leader to find the best way to defeat these dreadful beasts before everything lies in ruin. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hroth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Please note that some countries may charge the recipient duties on the 'import' of parcels from time-to-time.And they did it for the most part, but you can see how Esbar chose her people over her daughter a little, and how Glorian is desperately trying to do both. I’d have loved to see a love interest for Glorian (because she’s my bby), but there was too much happening right now! At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. The role of queen is not one she desires, the eternal vine of Berethnets is not a destiny she wants to claim.