

Samantha Shannon did a fabulous job transporting the reader to an alternate London where she created a secret world of organized crime, and based it upon the trade and illegal use of Clairvoyance in THE BONE SEASON. This is one the hardest parts of story to wade through due to it vast amount of terminology and information, but also one of the most fascinating.


Samantha Shannon has created an alternate London, one that is similar in style as the criminal underground movement that ran through London in the early 19th century. The first quarter of the book is set in the Scion Citadel of London, and feels much like a Dystopian, but with a unique twist. SETTING: There are two unique and distinctly different place settings that are in THE BONE SEASON: Scion London and the Sheol I, both will transports you to Samantha Shannon's imaginary world that is controlled and fought over by the Scion, the Syndicate and the Rephaites. Samantha Shannon does not hold back when it comes to world-building, and readers who like their Science Fiction and Fantasy complex and full of substance should be pleased with this bold new debut by Samantha Shannon It features the unique and compelling new heroine Paige Mahoney, known as a Dreamwalker, who will have Science Fiction and Fantasy fans thrilled with this new female lead character. THE BONE SEASON takes place in an alternate London in the year 2059, and introduces us to a rich and complex world, created from a fantastic fusion of Dystopian and Fantasy. Samantha Shannon hasĬreated a bold new reality in this riveting debut. With huge ambition and a teeming imagination. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer, Woman learning to harness her powers in a world where everything hasīeen taken from her. The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine-a young Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious Keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants The voyant prison is a separate city-Oxford, erasedįrom the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinisterĮven than Scion. World, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this The work sheĭoes is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion Several major world cities are under the control of a security forceĬalled Scion. Genre Type: Fantasy, Dystopia, Science Fiction Author Info: Website | Twitter | Goodreads
