The Bone Season

A lavishly reimagined tenth anniversary edition of the first novel in the sensational Bone Season series, by the Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree.



Welcome to Scion. No safer place.

The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe.

In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing.

When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal - and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy.

Review

A dark and exquisitely rendered fantasy unlike anything out there. The Bone Season isa must read ― Kami Garcia, No. 1 New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series

Samantha Shannon has a hugely inventive talent and an imagination with seven league boots. She's hit the ground running ― Susan Hill

A richly dramatic and unadulterated pleasure, filled with horrors, wonders and charm ― Justina Robson, author of the Quantum Gravity series

The book invokes both the political tyranny of George Orwell and the bucolic mythmaking of J.R.R. Tolkein ― USA Today

A Hunger Games-esque debut ― Irish Daily Mail

A rapid-fire wonder of a book, where clairvoyants and humans battle it out against scary monsters and super-creeps ...The Bone Season is our next Twilight ― Marie Claire

The Bone Season is more like the novel that JK Rowling and William Gibson never teamed up to write ― Wired

A Hunger Games vibe and a few Shades of Grey ― Vanity Fair

The Bone Season plots out a criminal underworld in a future where clairvoyancy exists; part fantasy, part dystopia, all intrigue. It's a world of impressive scope, accompanied by Tolkienesque appendices, glossaries, maps and all ― Vogue

It has conviction in spades ... The Bone Season has the kids vs dystopia kick of The Hunger Games, but while it's better written ... It's also got the star-crossed romance of Twilight ― SFX Magazine

A dazzlingly brainy, witty and bewitching tale of outrageous courage, heroic compassion, transcendent love and the quest for freedom ... the first in a thoughtful fantasy series by a brilliant young writer ― Booklist

About the Author

Samantha Shannon is the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages.