A Day of Fallen Night: A Roots of Chaos Novel
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Summary
The stunning， standalone prequel to the New York Times bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree。
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 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。
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。
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 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。
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。
Reviews
Melissa （BookishMomo）
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Thank you to Bloomsbury for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。I'm not a very eloquent reviewer and having just finished this masterpiece of a book I really just want to scream about how much I loved it and that everyone should read it the second it's released。 To no one's surprise， right？ But I will try to give more than that。For me， A Day of Fallen Night hooked me from the start because even in the prologue so much was happening and I was here for it。 It is definitely a highly complex， f Thank you to Bloomsbury for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。I'm not a very eloquent reviewer and having just finished this masterpiece of a book I really just want to scream about how much I loved it and that everyone should read it the second it's released。 To no one's surprise， right？ But I will try to give more than that。For me， A Day of Fallen Night hooked me from the start because even in the prologue so much was happening and I was here for it。 It is definitely a highly complex， far reaching political fantasy that has a world built through several different cities and countries with their own histories， religions， 'magic'， and mythologies while also being very heavily character driven。 The balance between the world building， the characters， and the span of events taking place was so perfect that I never felt one overshadowed the other。 Not to mention in a book with a multitude of POVs I never once felt like I enjoyed one over the other as the stories were so perfectly intertwined and I loved each and every one of the characters so much I wanted more from each of them。Basically this book just proved to me even more how much I absolutely love Samantha's writing and storytelling。 And as a long time fan of Samantha's books I can attest that in A Day of Fallen Night she does what she has always done best and that is write an incredible story of women and their strengths and weakness and the effects of the world around them on them。 Dare I say she does it even better in this book than I have ever seen her do it before？ A Day of Fallen Night at it's core specifically captures many stories of mothers （and daughters）。 I feel like I can't even put into words how a lot of their storylines made me feel from page one but damn they made me feel a lot。 Tunuva， Glorian， Dumai， Wulf， and so many of the others who were not exactly main pov characters but I felt like I learned so much about them despite that and loved them enough that I would love to ramble about all of them in this review but I can't because of spoilers。 Samantha truly wrote some unforgettable characters in this book and I will think of them always。 Honestly， I'm sitting here wishing for an extended extra epilogue because I need to know more about the after because I loved them so much。Before I forget to mention it， beyond just being a high political fantasy， A Day of Fallen Night is extremely action packed。 I won't give much details but there are a lot of dragons and other mysterious， scary creatures。But most of all something that is always a joy in Samantha's books is the fact that queerness is just a part of the world。 It's never questioned， it just is。 （And if you love ADOFN for this， her Bone Season series is the same。）I've gone off into a way longer review than I originally planned so I'll end with this - A Day of Fallen Night was actually everything I hoped it would be and more to the point where I didn't want it to end。 I actually need more and possibly a prequel to the prequel because I have theories。 I can't wait for everyone else to read this come February 28th！ 。。。more
Jess （oracle_of_madness）
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Thank you， Netgalley and Publisher， for this Arc！！ This was stunning and absolutely breathtaking。 Literally and figuratively breathtaking！！！This prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree is full of beautiful descriptions and content that compliments the first book so well。 The themes running through this novel are very similar to Priory。 Mainly ideas on religion and also， women's roles in history， the strength of women。 I just finished this and I know I'm going to have more to say while this story tr Thank you， Netgalley and Publisher， for this Arc！！ This was stunning and absolutely breathtaking。 Literally and figuratively breathtaking！！！This prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree is full of beautiful descriptions and content that compliments the first book so well。 The themes running through this novel are very similar to Priory。 Mainly ideas on religion and also， women's roles in history， the strength of women。 I just finished this and I know I'm going to have more to say while this story truly sinks in now。Out February， 28 2033！ 。。。more
Bethany
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Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury for the Earc。A Day of Fallen Night is an amazing piece of high fantasy with good queer representation。 With 800+ pages， I found myself totally emersed in its world， learning the characters， geography， and politics。 As a reader who wasn't amazed by The Priory of the Orange Tree， I was very pleased to have read its prequel， which I connected more with the characters and plot。 The book itself follows four major characters; Glorian， Tuva， Dumai， and Wulf。 Each char Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury for the Earc。A Day of Fallen Night is an amazing piece of high fantasy with good queer representation。 With 800+ pages， I found myself totally emersed in its world， learning the characters， geography， and politics。 As a reader who wasn't amazed by The Priory of the Orange Tree， I was very pleased to have read its prequel， which I connected more with the characters and plot。 The book itself follows four major characters; Glorian， Tuva， Dumai， and Wulf。 Each character grew on me throughout， as i didn't immediately like any of them。 Glorian became my favorite， partly because the closeness of my own age to the characters， but mostly the development she undergoes， the choices she makes， and the way her story is spun。 Dumai comes in next， a fierce dragon-rider and godsinger who has the mobility to travel the whole world and defend the weak。 Overall， I think Dumai has the most interesting ending。 The world building was complex， but definitely worth the time to learn， acting as a major device for the plot， war， and politics。 I really liked the inclusion of dragons， wyverns， and wyrms， each with their own alliances and consciousness， and connections to the humans of the story。 The other fantastical animals also added to the story， acting as side characters。 Overall I really enjoyed A Day of Fallen Night with its prophecies and history。 Despite its length being intimidating， it is worth the time it takes to read， and with its huge cast， there is a character for anyone。 。。。more
Justine Barr
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Wow。 I’ll be in a severe hangover （in the best possible way） for awhile。 Well done， Samantha Shannon。 You know how to make a reader feel ALL OF IT。
Betty
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RTC！！！！！！
Alissa
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GOD this was just as incredible as priory 🥹 I loved diving back into this world
Tory Bishop
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Amazon ReviewTunuva 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 Amazon ReviewTunuva 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 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。My Review I spent a while deciding wether to read this first or the Priory of the Orange Tree and decided to start with this book。 It was really great complex story with multiple POVs which i loved， a 5 star review from me。 Wow firstly the world-building is brilliant， it has Political intrigue， Court Drama， Religion and DRAGONS！！！ （I love dragons in any story）。 I really loved the characters and each of their points of view， i'm not sure i could pick a favourite they were all that good。 The writing and plot is great and kept my adhd brain invested through out。 I'm looking forward to starting the Priory of the Orange Tree next。 。。。more
Ellie
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It's rare that I read such a beast of a book， but the 880 pages flew by。 I had forgotten a lot of the details of The Priory of the Orange Tree and I was a bit distracted by trying to work out who or what I was meant to know about already。 It's an entirely new cast except for some of the dragons， I think。 Once all the new people are set out， it's a pacey and highly enjoyable tale， maybe a bit predictable in places， but perhaps that was info from the first book creeping through my subconscious。Ful It's rare that I read such a beast of a book， but the 880 pages flew by。 I had forgotten a lot of the details of The Priory of the Orange Tree and I was a bit distracted by trying to work out who or what I was meant to know about already。 It's an entirely new cast except for some of the dragons， I think。 Once all the new people are set out， it's a pacey and highly enjoyable tale， maybe a bit predictable in places， but perhaps that was info from the first book creeping through my subconscious。Full review to follow。 。。。more
CR
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So this one is a prequel to the Priory of the Orange Tree and I could not put this down。 I devoured this over the long holiday weekend and loved every page。 It's times like this that I wish I had social media because O lord was this something to talk about。 If anyone ever picks these up for a movie it is going to be EPIC！！！ And if you think you know what your are getting into by reading the Orange Tree you have no clue！！ Read this one， add it to your preorder list and then read it all together。 So this one is a prequel to the Priory of the Orange Tree and I could not put this down。 I devoured this over the long holiday weekend and loved every page。 It's times like this that I wish I had social media because O lord was this something to talk about。 If anyone ever picks these up for a movie it is going to be EPIC！！！ And if you think you know what your are getting into by reading the Orange Tree you have no clue！！ Read this one， add it to your preorder list and then read it all together。 Because man it was just that good。 。。。more
Nic
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Samantha Shannon has done it again！！！This is a sweeping epic that digs through the history of the world we grew to live in The Priory of the Orange Tree。 It cycles through three POVs， and not one of them is the weaker link。 If you wanted more dragons， you got ‘em。 If you wanted more action， you got it。 This really is another tour de force！
Daniella
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Thank you to Bloomsbury for providing an ARC to review！I haven't read any books by Samantha Shannon before， so this was definitely an interesting place to start！ She has crafted this absolutely expansive fantasy world which is no easy feat， and I can't wait to pore over the map in the final edition。 I didn't think there was any filler here - which in an almost 900 page book is also quite the achievement。I think Glorian's perspective was my favourite to read from， and I didn't super care about Wu Thank you to Bloomsbury for providing an ARC to review！I haven't read any books by Samantha Shannon before， so this was definitely an interesting place to start！ She has crafted this absolutely expansive fantasy world which is no easy feat， and I can't wait to pore over the map in the final edition。 I didn't think there was any filler here - which in an almost 900 page book is also quite the achievement。I think Glorian's perspective was my favourite to read from， and I didn't super care about Wulf， but all of the characters had interesting arcs which made none of them a chore to follow。 There was a LOT of content about pregnancy， motherhood and gender politics in here which I found really interesting， but as someone who doesn't love birthing content it did get a bit much for me by the end。I will say though it has been ages since I've sat down with a book and been able to come up with theories about characters or plot points， and I found that really fun while reading this。 So much respect for Shannon for putting two of these tomes into the world， and I can't wait to read Priory！ 。。。more
Beth Horry
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Priory of the orange tree is my favourite fantasy read ever and I was so excited when word of this prequel got to me and even more excited I got the chance of reading an advanced copy。 I’m so pleased to say that this is just as engrossing as Priory， which I’m rereading so I can refresh myself on all the little Easter eggs in ADOFN。 The joy of these is they could easily be read in any order。 ADOFN has equally lovable characters and beautiful world building as Shannon’s first instalment of the Roo Priory of the orange tree is my favourite fantasy read ever and I was so excited when word of this prequel got to me and even more excited I got the chance of reading an advanced copy。 I’m so pleased to say that this is just as engrossing as Priory， which I’m rereading so I can refresh myself on all the little Easter eggs in ADOFN。 The joy of these is they could easily be read in any order。 ADOFN has equally lovable characters and beautiful world building as Shannon’s first instalment of the Roots of Chaos world。 I hope this second book bring even more fans to this world and Shannon’s books because wow I’m fully on the bandwagon。 A must preorder！ 。。。more
Addicted To Books - Luca
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4。5 stars！And with that the 2022 reading season comes to an end！The review is coming soon！
Evelien
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RTC！
Lexi
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It's me， Hi。 Ok SOOOO it has been more than a hot second， but what better way to make it back into the Reading world then this。 So， as we all know Priory of the orange tree has such a special place in my heart， it helped me to discover myself and love me for me（the several crying photos popping up on my snapchat memories can attest to this）。 Therefore， when I saw that my ICONIC SLAY QUEEN SAM SHANNON was coming out with a prequel， I jabbed it on my bingo card。 This book revived my will to live， It's me， Hi。 Ok SOOOO it has been more than a hot second， but what better way to make it back into the Reading world then this。 So， as we all know Priory of the orange tree has such a special place in my heart， it helped me to discover myself and love me for me（the several crying photos popping up on my snapchat memories can attest to this）。 Therefore， when I saw that my ICONIC SLAY QUEEN SAM SHANNON was coming out with a prequel， I jabbed it on my bingo card。 This book revived my will to live， no it WAS my will to live。 Literally I kid u not， I was ready to sell my soul to get my hands on an arc of this， luckily， I didn't have to。 So with that said， HUGE GINORMOUS THANK YOU to my friends at Bloomsbury for sending this to me， literally you made my freaking life whole。 I had to sit with what I read for a moment because my insanity caused me to read it over the span of 3。 FRICKING。 DAYS。 We know this is a phatt book but like UGH IT WAS TOO GOOD AND SHORT AND OMG I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO FEEL AT THE ENd。 The hardest part about getting arcs is not being able to talk about them， so I’m gonna try to talk about it to satiate this dire need to discuss it but in coded terms for spoilers bc I love u all。 OK ONTO THE REVIEWGeneral SHTUFF:So the book is prequel set before everything with Ead + Sabran， as part of the Roots of Chaos SERIES （YES I SAID SERIES WHAT！！！！！！ LITERALLY MISS SHANNON IS MAKING MY HEART HAPPY）。 We follow 3 different main characters; Dumai in the East， Glorian in the West and Tunuva in the South。 These 3 characters truly carried and WERE the book。 I literally looked forward to every point of view， because there wasn’t one I was more interested in。 They all had their action paced compelling moments making me want MORE。 AND I STILL DO。 The short chapters were even fantastic because even tho they were like 2 pages， they had SO。 MUCH。 GOING。 ON。 With Fallen night， you’re never bored Even though they are in different parts of the world （making their stories feel even more their own） they do not stay sequestered in these areas。 I’m not going to reveal how this is， but it is unlike priory where they had their avengers endgame moment。 HOWEVER， I liked the incorporation of this connection。 It made for an interesting plot device， but also provided a sisterhood for each character。 This connection made them feel less alone in times when they needed it the most。 Magic amiright？ Speaking of， the magic was insanely cool。 I keep thinking over and over in my head if I were a new reader which I would read first and I will say this; Reading priory first made me smile at certain character mentions like a certain dragon…but it also gave me knowledge on this book。 For example， Sterren and the whole nameless one thang。 Samantha Shannon does a fantastic job of briefing the reader on the whole nameless one schtick， however understand and reading POTOT before helped me grasp it even more。 So much so I audibly said “OH YEAH” throughout it。 However， if I was a new reader I would still be able to understand the background info provided。 The plot had excellent pacing and literally I can’t say this enough I had to force myself to put the book down at 5 in the morning it was so damn good。 Priory had a lot of themes like religion and magic that were built upon， however ADOFN built on it even more。 We truly got to see how Virtudom was the heart of Inys and what that entailed。 The beginning of the book talked about religious conquest which was a great realistic detail that added dimension to Virtudom。 In Priory， virtuyom was the guiding force but was not truly delved into aside from discussions of the “saint。” HOWEVER in ADOFN we get MORE！！！ Glorian relies on the saint， but what intrigued me the most was her Questioning it。 That was important and showed the strength behind her character and the difference between her and her mother。 Speaking of， relationships between family members specifically mothers and daughters was insanely important in this book。 The beginning blurb of it all I didn’t understand in the beginning， however the end tied it together with a bow and tears （not a smile I was too busy sobbing）。 Glorian in particular has many struggles with her mother， and that really struck a chord with me。 This is because it added a really realistic and connectable element to the book and character herself that made me love Glorian even more。 Her just wanting her mothers validation and love is something many readers out there can relate to （myself included） And the mommy issues just slay。 THEY ADD SPICE。 Not only do we have the pot of daughters， we also have that of a mother which adds another dimension I enjoyed and wanted more of。 The addition and building blocks of these themes made the world just so vivid it truly felt like I was there。 Samantha Shannon does a fantastic job with her writing。 She leaves a lot up to the reader to interpret and insinuate which is really fun and refreshing。 And like I said before， her writing is so vivid in this book I truly felt I was there。Relationships…。ROMANCE BABES: In the book we have NOT ONE but TWO SAPPHIC MAIN STORY LINES。 We have to WLW and one MLM and I really loved it all。 While the romances are very sweet and endearing， they aren’t what makes the plot the plot。 They add a sparkle that I love and would die for。 Like literally one of them has me wanting to sleep on a highway。 Said romance did not go where I wanted， in fact it destroyed me inside however I feel like it wasn’t unnecessarily done？ Idk I love Miss Shannon and trust her but bae broke me。With all that said， This is easily my favorite book of 2023。 I cried， Laughed Loved man did I love。 I appreciated every single character and def stole some of their personality traits along the way！ PLEASE READ THIS BOOK AND MISS SHANNON I LOVE YOU PLEASE WRITE ANOTHER ONE 。。。more
Bella Higginbotham
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I will write my full review soon， but for now I just wanted to say that I waited so long for this book and my expectations were high。 But Samantha did not disappoint。 ADOFN is an absolute masterpiece of continuous worldbuilding， character arcs and magic。 I have read Priory so many times and now I will add this to the rotation of rereads， I can't wait to pick it up again ;） I will write my full review soon， but for now I just wanted to say that I waited so long for this book and my expectations were high。 But Samantha did not disappoint。 ADOFN is an absolute masterpiece of continuous worldbuilding， character arcs and magic。 I have read Priory so many times and now I will add this to the rotation of rereads， I can't wait to pick it up again ;） 。。。more
Jolee
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just as good as priory， maybe better？ gayer， hornier， SADDER！！！！ samantha shannon sure knows how to write an epic！
Jen
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loved this！
✨Jessica✨
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I had no idea what to expect when beginning the journey of A Day of Fallen Night。 While very long and detailed fantasy， I found myself excited to read more every day。 A Day of Fallen Night follows 3 main female POVS - Dumai， Glorian， and Tuva。 There is also a male storyline about Wulf that was one of my favorites。 If you are looking for a deep dive into a beautiful， female-driven fantasy with dragons and epic adventures this book is for you。 This book is a prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree。 Y I had no idea what to expect when beginning the journey of A Day of Fallen Night。 While very long and detailed fantasy， I found myself excited to read more every day。 A Day of Fallen Night follows 3 main female POVS - Dumai， Glorian， and Tuva。 There is also a male storyline about Wulf that was one of my favorites。 If you are looking for a deep dive into a beautiful， female-driven fantasy with dragons and epic adventures this book is for you。 This book is a prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree。 You do learn about the history of the Priory in this book and while I was once intimidated to read it， now I simply cannot wait！ While this is a prequel， you can read A Day of Fallen Night and Priory of the Orange Tree in any order or as standalones per Samantha Shannon。Thank you to Bloomsbury and NetGalley for the ebook ARC of A Day of Fallen Night。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Piper
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A Day of the fallen nightEarc:NetGalley Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc （UK & ANZ）， Bloomsbury CircusPublication Date: 28 Feb 2023 |Genre:General Fiction （Adult） | LGBTQIAP+ | Sci-Fi & FantasyI love the characters in this book。 It's excellent， and the story was entertaining。 This book is also long。 It's a chocker。 A thrilling and enchanting prequel to Orange Tree Priory， A Day of Fallen Night follows one of the darkest nights in the fictional world of books and the protagonists who must be s A Day of the fallen nightEarc:NetGalley Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc （UK & ANZ）， Bloomsbury CircusPublication Date: 28 Feb 2023 |Genre:General Fiction （Adult） | LGBTQIAP+ | Sci-Fi & FantasyI love the characters in this book。 It's excellent， and the story was entertaining。 This book is also long。 It's a chocker。 A thrilling and enchanting prequel to Orange Tree Priory， A Day of Fallen Night follows one of the darkest nights in the fictional world of books and the protagonists who must be saved in the four corners of the world。 I adored the Dumai plot of the story and her character as a strong woman who feels the pressure of family and duty and her desire to fly in Fallen Night even more than I did in Priory。 They're all fantastic characters， and the plot was gripping from beginning to end。 I'm excited to read more about this world。Brutal， heartfelt， and full of twisted politics， intense action sequences， and likeable， complex characters。 It felt magical to return to the world of the Roots of Chaos。 I couldn't put Samantha Shannon's touching delicate prequel to The Priory of The Orange Tree down。This book is entirely focused on LGBT relationships。 Gay/bi and straight relationships are perhaps the opposites of what you'd expect to see in YA fiction。 Most POV characters are gay or bi， with Ace being the sole exception。 Despite significant differences between cultures， this is universally true in all nations。 Male writers can create fantastic creatures and worlds， but they cannot imagine equality。 I believe it is one of the appeals of novels。 However， not all relationships are comparable。 The relationship between Tunuva and Esbar felt very real and mature。 Dumai is an old-fashioned lover enemy， but Glorian and her partner are。Thank you so much to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 #NetGalley #ADayofFallenNight #sapphic # 。。。more
Mitsy_Reads
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I loved The Priory Of The Orange Tree， so was looking forward to reading this prequel！ The author is a great storyteller as I could see from the previous book and this is a great story。 I feel like it has a pacing problem and can be frustrating at times。 I wish there were more actions in certain parts， especially in the second half， then it would have been 5 stars。 But I think this is a great prequel with some amazing characters， so it is worth a read！
Meagan
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Thank you Netgalley for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for an honest review。In Inys， the descendants of the Saint rule， their bodies sacred vessels for future queens to come that will protect virtuedom from the threat of the Nameless One。 But Glorian Berethnet balks at the thought of marrying and having a child， her secret wish to be a warrior like her father。 In Seiiki， Dumai lives with her mother Unora on a mountaintop。 As godsingers they watch from their remote location and wait for si Thank you Netgalley for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for an honest review。In Inys， the descendants of the Saint rule， their bodies sacred vessels for future queens to come that will protect virtuedom from the threat of the Nameless One。 But Glorian Berethnet balks at the thought of marrying and having a child， her secret wish to be a warrior like her father。 In Seiiki， Dumai lives with her mother Unora on a mountaintop。 As godsingers they watch from their remote location and wait for signs to wake the sleeping gods。 But Dumai’s world is thrown out of balance when two strangers scale the mountain and change her life forever。 In Lasia， Tunuva Melim is grateful everyday to be a sister of the priory where she can be close to her lover Esbar and dedicate her life to the upholding the legacy of Cleolind。 But even idyllic life at the priory has its troubles， when Esbar’s daughter makes one rash decision Tunuva strives to repair the damage。 All of their lives are changed forever by the creatures that fly from the Dreadmount。 War and fire ravage the world and these women try their utmost to save it。 A Day Of Fallen Night is a story of mothers and daughters， godsingers and queens。 Readers will delight in the vast world created by Samantha Shannon。 。。。more
Spiri Skye
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women are so powerful Thank you Bloomsbury for the arc！ I read priory of the orange tree almost two years ago and reading through this made me realize I really don’t remember much！ There were names that sounded familiar and knowing the world already helped a lot but definitely need to reread that。 I think this can work well enough as a stand alone too， it felt different and similar from Priory in ways。 The first 100 pages I had no idea what was going on。 I was really confused by one POV that now women are so powerful Thank you Bloomsbury for the arc！ I read priory of the orange tree almost two years ago and reading through this made me realize I really don’t remember much！ There were names that sounded familiar and knowing the world already helped a lot but definitely need to reread that。 I think this can work well enough as a stand alone too， it felt different and similar from Priory in ways。 The first 100 pages I had no idea what was going on。 I was really confused by one POV that now makes a lot of sense but it did take me a bit to understand what character was who。 After getting like 15% into the story though I got really hooked。 It didn’t feel like 800 pages because the plot moves smoothly。 The chapters aren’t too long and often end on mini cliffhangers。 I started this around 7pm last night and finished at 7 am！ This book was about 850 pages after the epilogue（btw， the prologue is only like 20 pages， I was expecting so much worse）。 I’m not usually a fan of big books but if Samantha Shannon wants to write another 800 paged one I’ll read it ！ 。。。more
Cait Hutsell
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you already know this is awesomedo not go in hoping for this to feel like the chapter before Priory and you will love it。
Lauren
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Electronic ARC provided by Edelweiss。A Day of Fallen Night is a standalone prequel that takes place several centuries before Priory of the Orange Tree。 I loved Priory when I first read it， so I was thrilled to see Shannon expanding the series， and making each book a standalone is a fantastic way to handle a series like this。 Fallen Night is once again filled centered on the stories and relationships of women， which continues to be refreshing for epic fantasy。 If you've read Priory then some of t Electronic ARC provided by Edelweiss。A Day of Fallen Night is a standalone prequel that takes place several centuries before Priory of the Orange Tree。 I loved Priory when I first read it， so I was thrilled to see Shannon expanding the series， and making each book a standalone is a fantastic way to handle a series like this。 Fallen Night is once again filled centered on the stories and relationships of women， which continues to be refreshing for epic fantasy。 If you've read Priory then some of the major events here will be familiar， but it's not actually necessary to have read Priory first。 You will have a slightly different reading experience depending on whether you know how these events play out， but that's really personal preference。 Fallen Night also includes a lot of relatively complex politics and world building， and so takes a longer time to really get going then Priory。 It took me a bit more then expected to really get in to the story and pacing， but once I did then I found this book just as good as Priory， though in different ways。 I love Shannon's focus on women in a variety of roles。 I also love the idea that epic fantasy doesn't have to mean a never ending sequence of thousand page books before you reach resolution。 These books are a wonderful choice for anyone who is looking for standalone queer friendly epic fantasy。 I hope that we see more books in this universe in the future。 。。。more
Emily
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Was there ever any doubt？
Maria
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The Priory of the Orange Tree was one of my favourite books back in 2019， and it was an absolute doorstopper of an novel。 It took me days to read but was worth every minute and I was eagerly awaiting the publication of 'A Day of Fallen Night' which acts as a prequel of the series。The world building is complex and there are numerous points of view， each showing a different aspect of the world and life within it。 It takes time to become familiar with the world as we learn about names， places， and The Priory of the Orange Tree was one of my favourite books back in 2019， and it was an absolute doorstopper of an novel。 It took me days to read but was worth every minute and I was eagerly awaiting the publication of 'A Day of Fallen Night' which acts as a prequel of the series。The world building is complex and there are numerous points of view， each showing a different aspect of the world and life within it。 It takes time to become familiar with the world as we learn about names， places， and even histories that explain how the East and Western worlds came to be divided and there are a lot of politics at play。 I did find it a little easier to follow the world building in TPoTot and am surprised that it took me so long to settle into read ADoFN as I had expected my previous knowledge to help but this book is indeed a prequel and at some 500 years earlier， with a lot of scene building to create。 Of course， having read TPofOT first， it did spoil a few events in the prequel but overall， I think that it did aid my understanding - in short， I feel that you could read the novels in either order and still enjoy the main story arcs without much issue。Once again， the role of women and their stories are at the heart of this novel。 Worth every second of reading， every second and the muscles that you will build while holding this novel！！ 。。。more
Whitney
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When I read the last chapter of "A Day of Fallen Night"， the words "towering achievement" came to mind。 What a bland， overused phrase that is， so often thrown upon any book of length that features intense worldbuilding and intricate character relationships， but in this case， it is true: "A Day of Fallen Night" is even better than "Priory of the Orange Tree"。 It's like 900 pages long and not a word was wasted。 Like its predecessor ， "A Day of Fallen Night" features four main story threads from di When I read the last chapter of "A Day of Fallen Night"， the words "towering achievement" came to mind。 What a bland， overused phrase that is， so often thrown upon any book of length that features intense worldbuilding and intricate character relationships， but in this case， it is true: "A Day of Fallen Night" is even better than "Priory of the Orange Tree"。 It's like 900 pages long and not a word was wasted。 Like its predecessor ， "A Day of Fallen Night" features four main story threads from different points of view。 Unlike its predecessor， I loved all four characters！ From the stricken Glorian， princess and hostage to her country's religion， to the bold and decisive Dumai， dragon-rider， all the characters are interesting， layered， and easy to root for。 As an ancient adversary rises to lay waste to the world， alliances form， magic is challenged， and hearts are broken as the situation goes from bad to worse。 And the pacing！ The pacing！ Not a moment dragged。 I basically spent the last two hours sobbing my eyes out as the characters I had come to love over the last few weeks struggled to survive horrific situations。 I feel like I'm babbling。 I LOVED this book。 I'm going to sing this book from the heavens。 If you enjoyed the Priory at all， you'll love this one。 It's more complex， more layered， with even more likeable characters than Priory - a top tier fantasy masterpiece。 。。。more
EmmaSkies
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I FINISHED THIS JUST SECONDS AGO。 I WILL RETURN TONORROW WITH A REVIEW。 FOR NOW I MUST SIT WITH WHAT IVE JUST EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST SEVEN DAYS
Kim McGee
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