![]() ![]() ![]() Priory is a big book, with 848 pages of descriptive writing. The Priory Of The Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon is an epic standalone with a rich world, great characters and brilliantly strong women paving the way. “No woman should be made to fear that she was not enough.” *squints harder*’you… are not sweet I refuse to like you… why are you the sweetest’… screech… Shannon really puts you through the wringer with this book! My experience was basically ‘oh this is a sweet character!’. But the dark Wyrms born of fire are rising, is Queen Sabran’s rein holding them at bay, or is there more to the story?ĬW/TW *may contain spoilers*: death/disfigurement/gore/miscarriage/infertility/grief/alcoholism Tane, across the sea, is hoping to be God-Chosen and is training to be a rider of the Dragons of the sea. Ead, a mysterious outsider has been secretly protecting Queen Sabran, though her Queendom makes a mockery of Ead’s own beliefs. But the Queen has yet to produce an heir and assassins keep appearing, threatening the Queen and her Queendom. Synopsis: The Berethnet line of Queens has supposedly kept the Nameless One at bay for a thousand years. ![]()
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