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A Day of Fallen Night
- Narrated by: Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, Hanako Footman, Samantha Shannon, Saara El-Arifi
- Length: 38 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree
Bloomsbury presents A Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon, read by Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson and Hanako Footman. This audiobook features an exclusive interview with Samantha Shannon and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife and Faebound, Saara El-Arifi.
Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose.
To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.
The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.
When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.
Intricate and epic, A Day of Fallen Night sweeps readers back to the world of A Priory of the Orange Tree, showing us a course of events that shaped it for generations to come.
Chosen as a book of 2023 by the Metro, Cosmopolitan, Nerd Daily, PinkNews and Waterstones
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic reviews
"A magnificent, sweeping epic." (Jennifer Saint, Sunday Time bestselling author of Ariadne)
"Shannon is simply a master of the genre." (C. S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise)
"A tremendous triumph." (London Shah, award-winning author of the Light of the Abyss series)
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- Ste
- 29-05-23
Such a fantastic story.
I truly loved this book. I have to say the new narrators really brought this to life.
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- Cat
- 01-02-24
amazing!!!
Wow, this book is just epic! As a prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree, I read it first and I couldn't put it down! Everything was beautifully written with so much detail and it was just brilliant! Can't wait for more in the series xx
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- Anonymous
- 20-07-23
epic, amazing
brilliantly narration as well and so long! can really get your teeth into and loved every minute listening. I've already read the prior but I enjoyed this so much I'm going to get the audible version now to endulge in it again!
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-08-23
Much Better Then Priory
As the title says, I like the storylines and characters much more then Priory. The pacing is better and the performance is great. The East plot is my least favourite part of it but it gets better as time goes on.
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- pluckjar
- 20-06-23
Great return to this world
I really enjoy how relationships are characterised in this book, without just labelling everything, they just happen which I think is nice
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- Leah-Ann Thompson
- 28-07-23
worth the listen
In a day of fallen night, this explains bits from the piory of the orange tree. This one is more from the priory point of view. Tunuva is a sister of the priory trained as a worria to slay the nameless one. But had he not returned, they questioned the priorys purpose. with the dreadmount eruption bringing with it an age of terror and violence.
I thought this was a great part to tell of the pirory of the orange tree. It answered some questions. There was a twist in this story. The bonding of the dragin. The queen out fighting for her people. This novel just followed for me. I was grip into this book and couldn't put it down. It had you feeling all emotion throughout.
This is a large book, and the size was daunting. But please dont let that put you off. If you read the piory of the orange tree, then do read this. If bot read either, then read them both. They are worth a read.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-23
Incredible prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tre
I loved Priory and I love ADOFN more! I can't wait for book three
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- Kathy
- 17-04-23
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A truly epic, complex and engrossing fantasy. Wyrms return to the world, causing upheaval in the lives of the four main protagonists.
- The characters followed in this book are truly wonderful. We get to follow a royal princess, a bereaved mother, a godsinger who has only lived on a mountain and a foundling mentored by a king. Each of these characters made me feel so much and I grew to love them all in their own ways.
- This world is truly epic and well built. Each facet has its own nuance, beliefs, culture and so much more. The lands are alive and it feels like Shannon spent a long time making it just right.
- A slightly specific point but as a midwife myself I applaud Shannon for how well the pregnancy and birth scenes of this book are done. Often in fiction these things are poorly done but I came away from those feeling like everything that happened was accurate and likely.
- If you've read The Priory of the Orange Tree and just happened to wonder, then yes, this is gay. Enjoy.
One of the best epic fantasy books I've read. I hope Shannon obliges us with further books set in this world.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-05-23
epic and fun
I enjoyed this a lot, loved the characters, laughed so hard at some moments, not to mention plenty of drama and dragons, and the narration was amazing.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-23
epic prequel
Although I found this a slower burn than 'Priory', it built towards an epic conclusion. The multi narrative view was aided as an audio book by having a different narrator for each section. The development of character I think is the strength of the book.
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