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The Priory of the Orange Tree blog

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Kit: Life is like a game of chess.

Loth on the edge of a mental breakdown: I don't know how to play chess.

[sshannonauthor]

How many words was Priory in the end?

About 260,000.

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Here I am again with your daily reminder to go and binge read The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Oh I also have this badass dragonrider and her magnificent dragon with me

[rj45vtuber]

do you want more DRAGONS??!! do you want more QUEENS?!?! and the most important do you want more LESBIANS?!?!

go read The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and your wish will be fulfilled

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Part of the cover illustration for The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon and Bloomsbury Publishing, an epic fantasy inspired by the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that re-imagines the legend of St. George and the Dragon. Proud to announce that the book has been published today.

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nearly died at work because I thought about the spider-man meme but with sabran and kalyba

I’M CRYING

[meishamoved]

idk if this has been done before but it is so true

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Fantasy Readers: We just want something a little more different and diverse because fantasy YA is getting a bit stale 

Samantha Shannon: how about an 830-page fantasy epic based on the folklore of cultures across the world

Fantasy readers: ok, cool!

Samantha Shannon: and also there’s more queer characters than straights

Fantasy Readers: I’m– that’s– 

Samantha Shannon: and have them be people of color

Fantasy Readers: ….

Samantha Shannon: also most of the characters are grown adults, so this is an adult fantasy hope that’s okay 

Samantha Shannon: did I mention this is a matriarchal society where the fate of the kingdom rests on the queen’s ability to produce a daughter because fuck stereotypical male-dominated fantasy worlds

Samantha Shannon: also speaking of stereotypes, let’s just toss all the cliché fantasy dragon stories out the window because these dragons don’t even have wings and also they talk and have their own independent social hierarchy 

Samantha Shannon: is that good enough for you? 

Fantasy Readers: 

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spoiler alert but I was re-reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by @sshannonauthor and just about died laughing when I realised my girl’s natural-born talent is just depression gjfjldjkfjgfds

I straight up saw this whole cast of awesome ladies and my brain immediately went “ah yes…….the depressed, touch-starved wlw shall be my favourite…”

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“You have been away from the tree for too long. You are a root, beloved. You must drink, or you will wither.”

Samantha Shannon - The Priory of the Orange Tree