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Epic FantasyDragon Fiction

The Priory of the Orange Tree

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  • 2018 first published
  • 848 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (14 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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Samantha Shannon's The Priory of the Orange Tree (2018) is an epic fantasy and dragon fantasy novel. Key subjects include assassins, magic, imaginary places and courts and courtiers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, and 328 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions across 3 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2019.

At about 848 pages, most readers finish it in 15–16 hours.

About The Priory of the Orange Tree

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, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, 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.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2019

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Assassins
  • Magic
  • Imaginary places
  • Courts and courtiers
  • Dragons
  • Fantasy
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Kings, queens, rulers
  • Queens
  • Epic fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote The Priory of the Orange Tree?

The Priory of the Orange Tree was written by Samantha Shannon and first published in 2018.

What genre is The Priory of the Orange Tree?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Priory of the Orange Tree?

The median edition has 848 pages, about 15–16 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Priory of the Orange Tree?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Dance With Dragons, Fire & Blood and A Clash of Kings.

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