The Song Rising
- Authors: Samantha Shannon
- Series: Book 3 in the Bone Season series
- Type: Novel
- Genres: Young adult fantasy
- Rank:Top 500 in Best Urban Fantasy Books on AmazonTop 1000 in Best Paranormal Fantasy Books on Amazon
- Rating: 4.5 based on 3,034 reviews
- Release Date: May 14, 2024
- Print length: 384 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
A stunning new edition of the third novel in the bestselling Bone Season series with gorgeous new cover artwork and updated text, by the bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree.
Following a fierce battle for the Rose Crown, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over the clairvoyant syndicate of London. But with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging.
As Paige rallies her army of criminals, she continues to meet in secret with her former enemy, Arcturus Mesarthim. Should they be discovered, the fragile alliance with the Ranthen will fail.
But all bets are off when Scion introduces Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for clairvoyants. Now Paige must race against the clock to stop her reign from ending in blood.
Praise for The Song Rising
Evocative, smart, and exciting... Shannon vividly and purposefully realizes each meticulously detailed setting, from London's underground to outposts in Scotland, while infusing her imaginative, passionate, and gripping saga with profound insights into humankind's long, bloody history of tyranny and the radiant ones who zealously fight for freedom and justice.
Like treasures unearthed by mudlarks, Samantha Shannon’s alternative world is studded with fabulous language: mime queens and mime lords have their mollishers; gutterlings jostle with amaurotics in the meatspace; the country groans under the rule of the Scion Republic. With a sharp eye on the politics of identity, Shannon transports us into a world where the oppressed are pitted against one another in the struggle for survival.
[Samantha Shannon's] brilliance is that she is not afraid of change, both for her characters and her setting... The 25-year-old remains a name to watch.
Never less than captivating. A tantalizing, otherworldly adventure with imagination that burns like fire.
Fans will be rewarded with more character backstory, and new double agents on both sides of the insurgency... [The Song Rising] mirror[s] current debates on immigration, violence, and equality. It is within the descriptions of this clairvoyant world that Shannon’s writing shines.
Shannon's exploration of a futuristic, perilous Europe remains engaging and evocative... The narrative is fueled by a constant sense of tension, as well as both internal and external conflict.
[A] must-read for fans of criminal escapades... With the recent release of revised editions, now is the perfect time to start The Bone Season before the next three books are released.
The third book sees feisty heroine Paige Mahoney take on the dangerous role of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population.
This is an ebullient, gloriously complicated fantasy... Shannon unravels her tangled tale in galloping prose... Very satisfying.
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