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Samantha Shannon


UK flag (b.1991)

Samantha Shannon was born in west London in 1991. She started writing at the age of fifteen. Between 2010 and 2013 she studied English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 2012 the Women of the Future Awards shortlisted her for The Young Star Award. The Bone Season is her first novel and has been sold in twenty-one countries.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
February 2025

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The Dark Mirror
(Bone Season, book 5)
Series
Bone Season
   0.5. The Pale Dreamer (2016)
   1. The Bone Season (2013)
   2. The Mime Order (2015)
   On the Merits of Unnaturalness (2016)
   3. The Song Rising (2017)
   The Dawn Chorus (2020)
   4. The Mask Falling (2021)
   5. The Dark Mirror (2025)
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Books containing stories by Samantha Shannon
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Because You Love to Hate Me (2017)
13 Tales of Villainy
edited by
Ameriie

Award nominations
2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : A Day of Fallen Night


Samantha Shannon recommends
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A Song to Drown Rivers (2024)
Ann Liang
"Ann Liang has fashioned an elegant historical epic, honouring the ingenuity of women in the face of impossible odds. With impeccable pacing, evocative prose, and a romance that had my heart in a vice, A Song to Drown Rivers will call you onward, page by page, until you reach its devastating end."
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands (2024)
Sarah Brooks
"A journey both unnerving and powerful, which thunders along at breathtaking speed, abounding with mysteries and marvels. Be warned - once you step into The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands, you'll never want to disembark."
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Faebound (2023)
(Faebound, book 1)
Saara El-Arifi
"This is a romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion. Your heart will beat like a drum."

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