From the author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, the New York
Times bestselling first novel in the Bone Season series, an epic
fantasy about a young woman fighting to use her powers and stay alive in
an England entirely different from our own.
In 2059, Scion has taken over most of the world's cities, promising
safety for all the citizens it deems worthy and wiping out clairvoyants
wherever it can find them.
Paige Mahoney, though, is a clairvoyant--and a criminal just for
existing. Paige is determined to fight Scion's power, and as part of the
Seven Seals, Paige has found a use for her powers: she scouts for
information by breaking into others' minds as they dream.
But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more
sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city,
controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the
Rephaim, value the voyants highly-as soldiers in their army.
Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of
her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she
wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his
mind and his own mysterious motives.
The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine-a young woman learning
to harness her powers in a world where everything has been taken from
her. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge
ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold
new reality in this riveting debut.
