Today’s post is on The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha
Shannon. It is 827 including notes and the like. The cover is orange with a
blue dragon twisting around a tower on one side. The intended reader is someone
who likes epic high fantasy, deep plots, and lots of characters. There is mild
foul language, mild sex and sexuality, and violence in this novel. The story is
told from third person close of the main characters, moving as needed within
chapters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the dust jacket- A World Divided. A Queendom Without An
Heir. An Ancient Enemy Awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction- but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages, Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tane has trained all her life to be a dragonrider but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction- but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages, Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tane has trained all her life to be a dragonrider but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
Review- This is one of the best fantasy novels I have read
in a long time, if not one of the best I have ever read at all. It has
everything that should be in an epic fantasy: magic, dragons, action, interesting
characters, deep plot without getting too bogged down in the details, true love, it
has it all. The plot is broken up by parts of the world when in the west the
reader is with Sabran and her court, in the east with Tane and Niclays, as the
reader moves the chapter heading will tell them where they are and they will
know who the characters are going to be. This world is so richly imagined, the
characters are interesting and easy to understand, the plot is so intense and interesting;
I hardly know where to start with my praise. I highly recommend this novel to anyone
who like epic fantasy, do not be put off by the length because this story is
well worth it.
I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for
my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.
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