Samantha shannon

New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author

Summer events 2024

  • EDINBURGH

    The Future of Fantasy

    Wednesday 14 August, 20:30 – 22:00

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    R. F. Kuang (Babel) and Samantha Shannon, two of fantasy’s finest young talents, converge in Edinburgh to discuss the ways they both love and hope to expand the limits of the genre. Their conversation will be moderated by Caro Clarke.

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  • JOHANNESBURG

    ComicCon Africa

    Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 September

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    Samantha will be appearing in person as an international guest author at ComicCon Africa at the JHB Expo Centre (NASREC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Resere your spot in the signing line below!

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  • ROTTERDAM

    English Book Week

    Monday 14 October

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    To celebrate English Book Week, Samantha will be signing at two bookshops in Rotterdam, including Donner.

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MORE EVENTS

THE ROOTS OF CHAOS

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OVER 1 million copies sold

In 2019, The Priory of the Orange Tree swept readers to a realm of dragons, mages, and political intrigue. In 2023, A Day of Fallen Night followed.

Together, they form the Roots of Chaos cycle.

Both books are self-contained adventures. You decide where to begin.

“This richly detailed epic roars to a satisfying conclusion; both Priory devotees and newcomers are in for a treat”
— Booklist ★
“The Priory of the Orange Tree is the Platonic Ideal of a fantasy novel”
— Nicola Griffith, author of Hild

THE BONE SEASON

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the SAGA RE-IMAGINED

Start the epic journey into the near future with the Author’s Preferred Texts of the internationally bestselling series, rewritten with fresh content, ten years after the release of The Bone Season in 2013.

In this seven-book saga inspired by Greek mythology, follow Paige Mahoney, a criminal with an extraordinary gift, as she faces off against the Republic of Scion and its godlike founders.

“The Bone Season is why fantasy exists. This is a hypnotic journey that crackles with dreamlike energy”
— London Shah, award-winning
author of the Light the Abyss duology
“Shannon has continued to build on this imagined world with intricacy, and Paige’s voice comes through to deliver a suspenseful story”
— Washington Post