A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon

Hardcover, 868 pages

English language

Published Sept. 25, 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

ISBN:: 978-1-5266-1979-2

(3 reviews)

In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come.

Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose.

To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past …

The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.

When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.

3 editions

Flauschbuch reviewed A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

Great

5 stars

I was a little skeptical at first because we already know the ending but it's just as gripping as "Priory". Samantha Shannon took the opportunity to explore some corners of the world that were mentioned but that we didn't see much of in that book. But we also get more insight into Inys and the Priory itself. I felt that the book was a little tighter/ more coherent than Priory. We stay more with the characters. What resonated with me was how even in the face of a cataclysm you have your relationship and family troubles. Your life doesn't stop. If you liked "Priory of the Orange Tree" you should read this one as well.

KnittedMushroom reviewed Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #0)

Another one I couldn't put down!

5 stars

Content warning Minor vaugish spoilers for both Fallen Night and Priory of the Orange Tree

When I first heard that this was going to be a prequel I was so concerned I wasn't going to enjoy this book. I usually hate prequels because the author usually needs to spend time introducing characters that, if you read the "first" book to be released you're already familiar with. Shannon successfully dodges this by jumping multiple decades into her world's past, and introduces a new set of characters that have significant influence on the world.

It was an interesting experience at some points, however, where since I knew how the "story" was going to end because I read The Priory of the Orange Tree. I found myself demoralized and unwilling to continue to read these character's tales of struggle since I knew there was going to be another event of destruction far into the world's future. Despite that, I still continued on because I cared deeply for all these characters by that point and wanted to know how their tales ended.

As usual Shannon's done such an amazing job at both writing immaculately described scenery and cultures, while also writing such well developed characters that I feel like I'm friends and family with almost every character in the book. She also does a phenomenal job at inclusivity to where there are characters all over the rainbow that are just allowed to exist in the world. Several non-binary characters just exist, able to live their lives in the book with little drama from other characters over their identity. Everyone just accepts who everyone else is. There are more important things going on in the world than who we choose to love or how we want to be addressed.

Now I can't wait to see if there's another installment in this series!

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