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A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon

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A world shaped by generations of change

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    New York Times bestseller

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A world shaped by generations of change

Set in the universe of *The Priory of the Orange Tree*, this standalone prequel introduces four women whose lives intersect with events that will shape their world for generations. One is Tunuva Melim, a sister of the Priory who has trained for fifty years to slay wyrms. With none appearing since the Nameless One, younger members are beginning to question the order’s purpose. The available description establishes a broad epic-fantasy frame, with questions of duty and changing institutions at its center.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in a standalone prequel to *The Priory of the Orange Tree*.
  • Readers who enjoy epic fantasy centered on multiple women and generational change.
  • Readers interested in a story involving an order devoted to confronting wyrms.

Themes

Duty and purposeGenerational changeWomen’s lives and influenceMythic threats

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Book overview

The New York Times bestselling, stunning, standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree, now in paperback.

"A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex." -Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne

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 Hr

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