The first pick of NBC's "Today" Book ClubFeatured in "New York," "USA Today," and "Forbes," and on CNN.com.It appeared on every summer reading list for 2013, from "Entertainment Weekly" to "USA Today." Now, the debut that thrilled readers everywhere is available in paperback. Enter the world of Paige Mahoney, a gifted clairvoyant, a "dreamwalker," in the year 2059. Her natural talents are considered treasonous under the current regime. Snatched away to a secret prison, she encounters another race, the Rephaim, creatures who wish to control the powers of Paige and those like her. One in particular will be assigned as her keeper, her trainer. But his motives are mysterious. To regain her freedom, Paige must learn to trust, in the prison where she is meant to die.
Industry Reviews
"[A] galvanic debut... dynamically and shrewdly imagined...a dazzlingly brainy, witty, and bewitching tale of outrageous courage, heroic compassion, transcendent love, and the quest for freedom...the first in a thoughtful fantasy series by a brilliant young writer." - "Booklist (starred review)" "A dark and exquisitely rendered fantasy unlike anything out there. "The Bone Season "is a must-read." --Kami Garcia, coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures series"[A] magical dystopic tale." --"Redbook""[A] dazzlingly brainy, witty, and bewitching tale of outrageous courage, heroic compassion, transcendent love, and the quest for freedom...the first in a thoughtful fantasy series by a brilliant young writer." - "Booklist" (starred review)"Truly extraordinary and thrilling." --Andy Serkis"A richly imagined debut." --"Publishers Weekly""For those who like their dystopian science fiction multilayered, philosophical, and complex"." -- Kirkus Reviews""Samantha Shannon is a hugely inventive talent. With "The Bone Season", she's hit the ground running" --Susan Hill, author of "The Woman in Black""" A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK!"Truly extraordinary and thrilling." - Andy Serkis"[The Bone Season] invokes both the political tyranny of George Orwell and the bucolic mythmaking of J.R.R. Tolkien." - "USA Today""This book is definitely your new crack, full of juicy worldbuilding and heroic weirdness." - Io9.COM"Intelligent, inventive, dark, and engrossing enough to keep me up late to finish...There's a distinct Margaret Atwood wash to Shannon's dystopian universe, and echoes of Anthony Burgess's "Clockwork Orange" in the colorful lingo." - NPR.org"A dark and exquisitely rendered fantasy unlike anything out there. "The Bone Season" is a must-read." - Kami Garcia, coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures series "[A] dazzingly brainy, witty, and bewitching tale of outrageous courage, heroic compassion, transcendent love, and the quest for freedom...the first in a thoughtful fantasy series by a brilliant young writer." - "Booklist" (starred review) "Rad" - "Vanity Fair"""