A Day of Fallen Night: A Roots of Chaos Novel (The Roots of Chaos)

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After an exceptionally slow start, the plot sputters in fits and starts but never rises to the same level of intensity as in The Priory of the Orange Tree. I enjoyed A Day of Fallen Night even more than The Priory of the Orange Tree, it was such an incredible read.

An epic women-centric, queer, sweeping fantasy story that takes place in a Queendom (not a kingdom) with dragons, intrigue, romance, magic and a battle for the ages. There’s this message I kept seeing throughout this book, these women trying to balance their relationships—be romantic or family—and the role the world has given them.

Tunuva was my other favourite, and again, the relationship she had with Siyu is so wholesome and beautiful, in my eyes, she was a better mother than Esbar.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. My main issue with The Priory is how the final conflict felt rushed and glossed over, but there were probably 10+ conflicts in Fallen Night and I thought the majority of them were believable and paced well. Honestly, this theme would normally turn me right off because there is far too much 'mothers are saints and can do no wrong; isn't it sacred and beautiful' crap out there. The fire-breathers bring more than destruction in their wake; they also bring a plaguelike sickness that will elicit sharp parallels to the Covid-19 pandemic.Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Get lost in the enchanting world of The Priory of the Orange Tree in this stunning prequel filled with even more dragons, magic, and lore. Intricate and epic, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree , showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come. While some fantasy tropes feel like they've only been added to the story's surface, the pages keep turning because of the heart-wrenching reasons that characters are driven to action.I can confirm these things about Priory to an extent (not fully, as Parts III and IV drag and Loth’s POV didn’t carry the same narrative weight as the others), but not this one. Not just the beautiful sapphic relationships, but also the grandmothers, the mothers, the sisters, adopted or birth, they were an absolutely stunning representation of how women can protect and help each other. Shannon introduces us to an entirely new cast of characters in A Day of Fallen Night, which takes place about 500 years before the events of Priory. A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon's sprawling, breathtaking prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree, soars as it expands her beautiful world of warrior nuns, queens and dragons with a new era of catastrophe and heroism . I won't claim it was flawless but it was a perfect book for me - the sapphic fantasy novel I'd always wanted.