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The Mime Order

Samantha Shannon

The stunning second novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series expands Samantha Shannon's epic world of Scion in a new heart-pounding story of revolution.

Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution.

Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld.

But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves.

With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and "complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching" (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 14th, 2024
  • Pages: 560
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.50in - 6.70in - 1.90in - 1.95lb
  • EAN: 9781639734597
  • Recommended age: 14-UP
  • Categories: Fantasy - UrbanScience Fiction - Action & AdventureDystopian

About the Author

Shannon, Samantha: - Samantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon

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Praise for this book

"An intoxicating urban-fantasy series . . . Shannon's haunting dystopian universe is rich in detail, consistent, suffused with familiar afternotes . . . Like Paige Mahoney, Shannon now has proven staying power. Her fans will be calling for more." --NPR.org

"A gripping sequel." --US Weekly

"If anyone was wondering how Shannon would stretch this story into seven books, the gut punch of the last line in The Mime Order will instead have them on tenterhooks for the next five." --USA Today

"[The Mime Order] will solidify the series' rightful place among the best of fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian fiction." --Shelf Awareness

"Shannon creates vividly dilapidated, macabre, and mysterious worlds . . . The nonstop, often eerie action is riveting . . . A Clockwork Orange meets A Tale of Two Cities meets Harry Potter in this clever, caring, and spellbinding tale, which promises more to come . . . as Shannon's exceptional fantasy saga continues." --Booklist, starred review

"Full of the action, turns, and surprising revelations that readers have come to expect from Shannon, this new installment ends on a wholly unexpected twist." --Library Journal

"Shannon's world-building is original and intriguing, especially the complex, almost mythic voyant underground." --Publishers Weekly

"Her legion of fans will once again be here for the propulsive plot." --Kirkus Reviews

"With a unique plot, impeccable world-building and important character connections, The Mime Order outshines its predecessor and becomes an intelligent, adventurous read." --Deseret News