Roots of Chaos Series Reading Companion

A reading companion collection for Samantha Shannon's The Roots of Chaos series: The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019), A Day of Fallen Night (2023) [the book I’m starting with] and the Among the Burning Flowers (2025).

J.J. Watson-MacKay

Hüran

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Type Map for A Day of Fallen Night by @monomatica

Link to post: https://www.tumblr.com/monomatica/718869559241834496/type-map-for-a-day-of-fallen-night-by-samantha?source=share

The Pronunciation Guide — Samantha Shannon

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The Roots of Chaos: The Pronunciation Guide
30 Oct
Written By Samantha Shannon
THE ROOTS OF CHAOS

(*This essay was originally published in Boundless Magazine in March of 2020, which is no longer available to read. This post is an archival attempt*). **Novelist Samantha Shannon writes about old stories, new readings and how the legend of Saint George and the Dragon led her to a feminist retelling** New takes on familiar narratives seem to be e... See more

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Damsels Undistressed - An Essay by Samantha Shannon https://www.samanthashannon.co.uk/more/damsels-undistressed

(I recommend saving this post as it is really long at 11,368 words.) [Start of transcript] Saara: Hello everyone, I'm Saara El-Arifi, author of The Final Strife, and I'm here today with the Samantha Shannon. Hi. I want to first acknowledge to all the listeners who have just got to the end of the audiobook, you may be feeling anger towards Samanth... See more

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Transcript of Samantha Shannon in conversation with Saara El-Arifi, A Day of Fallen Night post audiobook interview (Major spoilers for ADOFN)

Decision — Samantha Shannon

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A Day of Fallen Night: Decision
28 May
Written By Samantha Shannon
A bonus chapter about the love story between Esbar and Tunuva,
originally written for the Waterstones Exclusive Edition of A Day of Fallen Night