Samantha Shannon – British author of the Bone Season series and The Priory of the Orange Tree. Born in London and educated at Oxford in English literature, she published her debut while still a student. Known for her sweeping epics, she creates vast worlds filled with powerful heroines and reimagined myths.
📚 Wrote The Bone Season at just twenty-one. 🐉 The Priory of the Orange Tree is often called a “feminist epic with dragons.” 🖋 Loves long novels, saying they give her the scope she craves. 🌍 Her books are translated worldwide with dedicated fan communities. 🎓 Studied poetry at Oxford but dreamed of fantasy epics. ✨ Places women at the heart of her worlds. 📖 Blends political intrigue with mythology and magic. 🎬 Several works have been optioned for screen adaptations. 💡 Believes the writer’s gift is to make readers feel the world’s vastness. 🏡 Lives in London, but spends most of her time “in imaginary realms.” 😄 Once joked her books are so huge “they could be used to kill a spider.”