![]() “You are free to write societal expectations as you please. ![]() Unlike the vast majority of stories in the fantasy genre which are dominated by male triumph and violent misogyny, Shannon’s world is one that unapologetically embraces everything from female-centric royal lineage to badass female dragon-tamers. Roots of Chaos (under which Priory and A Day of Fallen Night fall) is Shannon’s second major series, a collection of standalone epics all rooted within the same magical universe. “It is a legend I grew up with and I was always fascinated by the idea: ‘what if the princess slayed the dragon, not St George?” “The whole premise began as a reimagining of the legends of St George and the dragon,” Shannon tells PinkNews. Her journey started with The Bone Season, an ongoing dystopian series first published a decade ago, but it was the New York Times-bestselling Priory that became a smash hit sensation and cemented Shannon’s status as a frontrunner in the fantasy universe. Long before the bestseller lists came calling, however, Shannon was simply focused on creating a fantastical world that reinvented age-old legends. ![]() Following a tender romance between two women amidst tales of fire-breathing dragons, fierce battles and a Queendom in strife, the book immediately garnered a dedicated following of sapphic fantasy fans who saw themselves reflected in an ancient, magical realm. ![]() ![]() Back in 2019, Samantha Shannon’s sweeping fantasy epic The Priory of the Orange Tree made waves in the publishing world. ![]()
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