Titles in This Set. The Priory of the Orange Tree. A Day of Fallen Night. Details. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: See individual title notes below. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing. Age Range: Adult Fiction. Overview. Step into the sweeping, dragon-haunted world of The Roots of Chaos with this two-book paperback collection from Sunday Times bestseller Samantha Shannon. Bringing together The Priory of the Orange Tree and its prequel A Day of Fallen Night, this set delivers centuries of myth, magic and matriarchal power in one gorgeous package. Perfect for fans of richly imagined, female-led epic fantasy, it's an ideal gift for readers who love slow-burn political intrigue, dragon lore and found-family bonds spanning generations.. About the Books. The Priory of the Orange Tree introduces a world a thousand years after an unspeakable evil was locked away. Queen Sabran the Ninth must produce an heir to protect her people from the Nameless One's return, while Ead Duryan, a lady-in-waiting secretly trained in forbidden magic, guards her from unseen enemies. Across the sea, Tané has trained her whole life to become a dragonrider, and a single mistake threatens to unravel everything. As royal courts scheme and dragons stir, these women's fates become entwined in a war that will determine the world's survival.. A Day of Fallen Night, set centuries earlier, follows Tunuva Melim, a sister of the Priory who has spent fifty years training to slay wyrms that haven't surfaced since the Nameless One's imprisonment. As younger Priory members question the old ways, Sabran the Ambitious's daughter Glorian struggles to live up to her parents' legacy, while Dumai, raised in a remote Seiiki mountain temple, is drawn into a plot to wake sleeping gods. Together these interlinked stories expand Samantha Shannon's mythology with fresh heroines, deep history and a sweeping sense of destiny, standing alone or as companion reads to Priory.. Two full-length paperback novels in one collectible set, ideal as a gift or fantasy starter pack. Strong, complex female protagonists across interwoven timelines and continents. Rich dragon mythology and political intrigue for fans of immersive epic fantasy. Can be read as standalone novels or together for the fullest picture of the Roots of Chaos world. Perfect for book clubs, fantasy fans and readers who loved sweeping series like these. About the Author. Samantha Shannon is a British author who began writing The Bone Season at the age of just eighteen. She studied English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford, and has since become an international bestseller. Her Roots of Chaos series, beginning with The Priory of the Orange Tree, has been praised for its ambitious worldbuilding, feminist themes and vivid dragon mythology, earning her a devoted global readership across multiple acclaimed fantasy series.. Why You'll Love This Collection. Two immersive, dragon-filled epics in one paperback set, perfect for gifting or diving into a richly imagined world of queens, mages and monsters that rewards readers again and again.. Please Note: Books are supplied in UK paperback edition; cover artwork may vary slightly from the image shown.