The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos)

Get ready for Samantha Shannon's new novel, A Day of Fallen Night, coming in February 2023!




The New York Times bestselling "
epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones

" (Bustle).






NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:


AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE


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.