El Priorato del Naranjo / The Priory of the Orange Tree - by Samantha Shannon (Paperback)

About the Book

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, Tané has trained to be a dragon rider 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.

Book Synopsis

Autora best seller internacional de La era de huesos, tiene legiones de fans devotos alrededor del mundo, que están deseando que llegue su próxima novela.

El priorato del Naranjo muestra un mundo épico lleno de personajes inolvidables.

Gran éxito de público y crítica en Inglaterra, antes de su publicación. Todo un fenómeno editorial en la línea de Harry Potter. Se está convirtiendo ya en una novela de fantasía de referencia.

Una novela con ritmo vertiginoso. Una historia que engancha desde el principio, con una gran variedad de personajes narradores y con varias diferencias temáticas en sus tramas. Un libro que habla de política, religión, feminismo... lo tiene todo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle).

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE

A world divided.
A queendom without an heir.
An ancient enemy awakens.

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, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, 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.