Samantha Shannon writes fantasy and speculative fiction with elaborate world-building, political systems and women whose identities place them inside dangerous hierarchies. The Bone Season begins in a future London where clairvoyance is criminalised and Paige Mahoney, a dreamwalker working in the city's criminal underworld, is captured and taken into a hidden system of supernatural control. Later books expand the conflict between clairvoyants, Scion and the Rephaim across a long series. The Priory of the Orange Tree moves to an independent epic-fantasy world shaped by rival religions, dragon mythology and dynastic politics, while A Day of Fallen Night returns to that setting centuries earlier. Shannon's books are dense, plot-driven and rich in terminology, with multiple factions and histories to track. The Bone Season suits readers who want dystopian urban fantasy; The Priory of the Orange Tree is better for large-scale epic fantasy and political intrigue. Read more Less
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