A Day of Fallen Night: A Roots of Chaos Novel (The Roots of Chaos)

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Shannon is simply a master of the genre' C. S. PACAT , New York Times-bestselling author of DARK RISE Because the world is swimming with Wyrms burning down cities and people, and the Councils and politicians want to sit down and discuss the future of the kingdoms!!! And among all this chaos, the best solution that the 16-year-old Queen Dumai decides is to have an heir!!! Shannon (The Bone Season) satisfyingly fills this massive standalone epic fantasy with court intrigue, travel through dangerous lands, fantastical religions, blood, love, and rhetoric. Ead, Continue reading » There are rumours that the Dreadmount has erupted, spewing forth wyrms and other destructive creatures. The Nameless One has not been a threat for centuries. Now, these creatures are wreaking destruction wherever they land. It’s up to each leader to find the best way to defeat these dreadful beasts before everything lies in ruin. Ahhhhh!!!! I cannot possibly put together all my thoughts in coherent sentences, so I will just ramble in bullet points.

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Pre-review: Could this be the best book I've ever read in my lifetime? Right now, I'm thinking A Day of Fallen Night definitely feels like the best book ever. I need some time to sit with my thoughts and feelings, so review to come later (hopefully). While Samantha Shannon already shined at creating strong, emotionally complex female leads in The Priory of the Orange Tree, the male characters were underdeveloped by comparison. In A Day of Fallen Night, Shannon avoids this problem by introducing Wulf, a young man from the North who becomes the fourth main protagonist in the second part of the book. Wulf strives to find his calling in a world that underestimates him, proving to be a multidimensional character every bit as compelling as the three female leads.All of these perspectives interweave in ways you wouldn't expect and are so interesting. I was eagerly invested in each of the perspectives, which is a rare thing for me, especially in an epic fantasy. Usually, I prefer one perspective over the others, but I was equally invested in each of these characters' stories. Honestly, i did not want this book to end because I did not want to leave these characters. I debated giving 4 or 5 stars for this review, because while I was absolutely enthralled by this book, I do feel like it's not quite as well-written or as strong of a story as The Priory. However, at the end of the day, the characters won me over, perhaps some of them even more so than the OG characters in The Priory. It's also still a better book than others I've previously given 5 stars to, so 5 stars it is! stars, I LOVE this book and my god what a reading experience it was. Samantha Shannon is a phenomenal epic fantasy writer. The world she builds, the sheer expanse of the story she tells, and the balance of large catastrophic world events with the smallest individual personal life experiences is incredible. If you liked Priory of the Orange Tree, I see no reason why you wouldn't like this book.

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A Day of Fallen Night is a standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree. It’s set just shy of five centuries before Priory and covers the period known as the Great Sorrow, or Grief of Ages. A Day of Fallen Night is just as epic as The Priory of the Orange Tree but takes a while to get going. The pacing wasn’t as consistent as Priory, either. In that one, it felt like things were always happening, so the book never seemed slow despite its length. But even though this one had a slow setup, it was totally worth it. Samantha Shannon knows how to hook her readers. The first major twist had me gasping; the story really took off from there.I don’t want this review to sound lukewarm because there were many instances where I was completely hooked and stayed up late to read it. It’s just hard to live up to the expectations set by the first book. A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times -bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree - 'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist I could write essays upon essays just on this topic and how essential it is to be explored like this, but I fear I cannot without dragging huge spoilers from the depths of every part of this novel, so I won't. But know that it is done incredibly, with parallels that illustrate deeper these monstrosities, and profound moments that will wrench your heart from your chest. Most of the original cast aren’t born yet, but some of the new characters are their distant relatives, which I hope will give you a sense of connection to them.

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How she cared for her daughter, how she cared for her people, her kingdom, was so powerful, and I loved her all the more for it. But when Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind...

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. The three main female characters were all equally adorable, admirable, and deserving of a central role. All very different but it was how their lives became entwined was the main appeal for this book even though their story, independent of each other, was unique, eventful, but also powerful. 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. It's told from four disparate POVs and Shannon moves us skilfully through different corners of her world, managing the enviable feat of making all of her ensemble cast equally compelling. It seems initially as if at least three of these POVs are all on separate trajectories and are unlikely to meet in the main plot and part of the joy of the story is unravelling how these pathways will collide.