THE MIME ORDER
The second novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series.
Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution.
Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld.
But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves.
REVIEWS
‘Shannon creates vividly dilapidated, macabre, and mysterious worlds [...] The motley, elaborately costumed characters are compelling; the nonstop, often eerie action is riveting’ – Booklist ★
‘An amazingly rich and unruly underworld [...] Paige makes great strides as a memorable character’ – USA Today
‘Shannon’s world-building is original and intriguing, especially the complex, almost mythic voyant underground’ – Publisher's Weekly
‘Shannon has continued to build on this imagined world with intricacy, and Paige’s voice comes through to deliver a suspenseful story’ – Washington Post
‘language as rich as a figgy pudding, the best terminology in the genre and gripping, edge-of-the-seat plotting to boot […] a deliciously reconfigured London’ – Daily Mail
‘More accomplished and imaginative than The Bone Season [...] A satisfyingly “a-ha” denoument, and some of the best fight scenes I've read in donkey’s years’ – Scotland on Sunday
‘London becomes the main setting of the novel, and it assumes various guises, some comforting but most harrowing [...] propulsive plot’ – Kirkus
‘The world is so carefully constructed [...] weaved with lies and deceit and impossible to predict’ – Guardian
‘With a unique plot, impeccable world-building and important character connections, The Mime Order outshines its predecessor and becomes and intelligent, adventurous read’ – Deseret News
‘Those eager to continue Paige's story will not be disappointed by Shannon's sophomore showing, which boasts all of the suspense, intrigue and mystery of the first volume as well as an addictive storyline [...] will solidify the series' rightful place among the best of fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian fiction’ – Shelf Awareness
‘it goes hell-for-leather, all poltergeists and grisly murders and pitched battles in the catacombs of Camden’ – Sunday Times
‘Shannon has created a series trifecta: a unique world, complex characters, and pulse-pounding action’ – Readerly
CONTENT GUIDE
Blood, death, emotional abuse, hibernophobia, tyranny, violence