A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon

Hardcover, 868 pages

English language

Published Sept. 25, 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

ISBN:: 978-1-5266-1979-2

(3 reviews)

In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come.

Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. 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.

To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past …

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.

When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.

3 editions

Flauschbuch reviewed A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

Great

5 stars

I was a little skeptical at first because we already know the ending but it's just as gripping as "Priory". Samantha Shannon took the opportunity to explore some corners of the world that were mentioned but that we didn't see much of in that book. But we also get more insight into Inys and the Priory itself. I felt that the book was a little tighter/ more coherent than Priory. We stay more with the characters. What resonated with me was how even in the face of a cataclysm you have your relationship and family troubles. Your life doesn't stop. If you liked "Priory of the Orange Tree" you should read this one as well.

Wild Woila reviewed A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

A decent escapist holiday read

3 stars

A decent escapist holiday read, otherwise overly long. Well done gender reversals and critique of monarchy as a womb trap. Characters never quite gripped me, and climax is a bit of a deus ex machina let down.

Reading time 7 days, 121 pages/day

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