The Priory of the Orange Tree

An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.

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, Tane 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.

"Escapism at its finest - Shannon, we salute you."
Stylist

"One of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers alive today."
Melinda Salisbury

"Blending politics with high adventure and the epic with the intimate, the narrative builds like a tidal wave before sweeping towards an awesome, climactic finale."
Daily Mail

"one of those rare novels that captures your imagination so completely you will read it over and over, until the cover cracks and the spine breaks."
Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures and author of "Unbreakable"

Maps
Stories of Old
Declare I Dare Not
A Witch to Live
Thine is the Queendom
Here Be Dragons
The Keys to the Abyss
The Person of the Tale
Glossary
Timeline