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Contents page for On the Merits of Unnaturalness, which is coming to an eReader near you in a mere 12 days! Told by none other than Jaxon Hall, On the Merits will furnish you with detailed explanations of each order and type of clairvoyance in the world of The Bone Season. Out on 7th April. Pre-order links are below (more to come).

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sshannonauthor

9 days…

sshannonauthor

6 days to go. Jaxon’s thoughts on myomancy – clairvoyance with mice.

sshannonauthor

Hi! I LOVE your books, especially Warden and Paige! While rereading TBS, I was a bit shocked by how Warden treated Paige. He seems super possessive and scary, like at this part: "'I’m not telling you anything more. My life before this place is not yours.' Warden seemed to consider this before leveling his gaze on me. 'You are right,” he said, 'but your life is mine now.' My nails dug into the chair.” Why does he act like this? What triggers the change in his behavior/relationship with Paige?

You’re welcome to interpret Warden’s actions however you wish, but in my view, he’s not trying to be threatening or possessive when he says that – although of course, it naturally appears that way to Paige (and by extension, the reader). He’s bluntly stating a fact. By the law of Sheol I, her life is his property.

In his own subtle, somewhat unhelpful way, Warden is trying to help Paige when he says this. He’s reminding her that she needs to acknowledge the rules if she’s going to survive longer than a day, and the way she talks to him at that stage, and to Rephaim in general, doesn’t bode well for her survival. She fiercely proclaims her independence – “my life before this place is not yours” – and that’s likely to get her killed if she says it to the wrong Rephaite. She needs to be playing more by the rule Nick taught her: head down, eyes open.

It’s also worth noting that throughout much of the first book, Warden is putting up a wall between him and Paige to protect himself. When a human betrayed the Ranthen during Bone Season XVIII, he lost much of his faith in us. He’s trying to work out if Paige is trustworthy, but at the beginning, he doesn’t trust her one bit. He’s convinced she could betray him. Consequently, he masquerades as cruel and uncaring, and plays to the Rephaite sense of superiority over humans, to disguise his Ranthen tendencies. Their behaviour towards each other changes as they begin to trust that their goals are similar and that they won’t betray each other.

thefourthorder

inspired by x

who says im not workin hard ill fight you

not pictured: dani quitting because fuck these fuckfaces she’s over it *door slam* *also she takes all the breadsticks*

spiritusclub

This is so beautiful. There’s nothing about this picture i don’t love.

sshannonauthor

Jaxon’s position in this group is everything.

spiritusclub

Jaxon’s sparkles give me life

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A playlist featuring The National, Mary Black, Florence + The Machine, and others

I’ve created a quick list of songs that remind me of The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. I made one on 8Tracks but didn’t like the set up. Using Spotify has made the process of creating a list easier. Please let me know of any songs you think I should add.

insidethebookreader

The Song Rising Prelude

I am more than happy to announce that I am officially an advocate for the Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon! I am so excited to help promote this phenomenal world.

Not familiar with The Bone Season? You can read the goodreads synopsis here! Or just stop what you are currently doing, forget about your social life and dive straight into this magnificent world.

The Bone Season is the first book, The Mime Order is the second and The Song Rising is the third, which is to be released March 7th!

Now for the prelude!!

The Bone Season Advocates were given the four glorious pages of The Song Rising prologue earlier this week. If you haven’t had the chance to read it yet, now is your chance. Do not read it if you have yet to read the first 2 books. For those of you that have, enjoy!

Keep reading

sshannonauthor

You've mentioned that there was a scene that took place in TBS between Paige and warden that was not included in the book, my question is why weren't they and how do you go about making this type of decision. Also I adore Paige!!

So glad you like her.

If I realise a scene isn’t absolutely vital to the plot, it usually gets cut. But I would definitely like to write a novella of missing Bone Season scenes between Warden and Paige.

thefictionfaery

I’m so into the book series I’m reading that I even dream about them at night 🙈 So I’m just going to get through an 8 hour workshift and head home to read the rest of the weekend away. Man my eyes are itchy and tired, after 5 books in 5 days, I feel like I’m running a book marathon. And I’ve still got 3 more books to go before I complete the series. What are you all currently reading?

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sshannonauthor

Hello, my question about Warden is this. Like Paige, who I also find myself in her in the first book she can't figure him out. And me I have no idea what to feel about him. I suppose my question is, was that your intention? If so it worked.

He is supposed to be fairly difficult to work out in the first book, yes. He keeps a great deal of himself concealed from Paige.

sshannonauthor

I received my proof today and I'm on chapter 5 and let me tell you, I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT. The wait is well and truly worth it. This is incredible

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It’s very nerve-racking that people are reading it at last. So pleased you’re enjoying it.

sshannonauthor

Hello again, I wanted to add to my question about Warden, that I also have no clue what they feel about each other. Him and Paige, is it love? Is it desire? I know other readers say it's lust but I personally don't think it is.

I’d prefer for you to work that out as the books go on.

toogoodforheaventoobadforhe-blog

I’ve not read The Bone Season or The Mime Order yet because i am leaving the UK (😭) to go to the USA but this cover makes me happy and it’s beautiful I need to read these books NOW!! 😝😝