Samantha Shannon 
The Priory of the Orange Tree 
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A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.


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An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons – and the women who must lead the fight to save it.



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 to be a dragonrider since she was a child, 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…