The Roots of Chaos. The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon - 9781408883358

<p>A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.</p><p>Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep...</p><p><strong>About the Author:</strong></p><p>Samantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London.</p>