Just received a preview- quite a generous one! Really enjoyed it....I will be getting myself a copy of this!

Omg this is the high fantasy book I need!

I need to see more of Ead and more of Tanè as I love them and everything is so vivid and well written and those dragons omg! I can't wait to read how Tanè does in the water trials and I need to see a love story between Ead and Loth, because obviously!!

Honestly, we're actually dying for the rest of this brick of a book. There are dragons and conflicting cultures and some serious spreading of misinformation. Samantha Shannon is a favourite of ours and TBS books are spectacular in their alternate history, but we're really liking how Priory has been an interesting meld of imagination and history and legend. Or at least. So far. There's another seven hundred pages or so that we need to read. Like now.

For an excerpt, this is absolutely brilliant! It left me craving more and led me to preorder two copies of the book. I’m so, so excited for the release and this has me desperate for more - the perfect kind of teaser!

This was...kind of odd? But I am intrigued enough to pick this up when it is released.
It starts off with a slow, , sort of meditative and heavily descriptive prose that initially didn't work for me, and it did take a little bit to feel like I understood the world and I understood what was going on. The reader is thrown right into things and it is a little disorienting. That said, the magic and magical creatures in here were really, really interesting, and I am definitely excited to dive back into this when it comes out.
Would recommend!

I enjoyed this extract a lot. The writing is vivid and just beautiful and I‘m really looking forward to reading the complete book.

Really enjoyed this short excerpt into THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE. I love a good epic fantasy, especially one that touts amazing female characters that aren't related to side lines, as well as political machinations and, of course, dragons. My only qualm is that PRIORY throws you into the story with little footing, and so, so many terms and descriptions are thrown around its hard to get a grasp of who or what is being discussed. This is better read in the physical copy not only for the map to help visualise places and locations, but also the giant vocabulary list absolutely necessary to help dive into the world!

I might be one of the few people who didn't fall in love with the BONE SEASON (even though I enjoyed the first novel quiet a lot) but this one? This looks sooo good! I absolutely adore feminist fantasy and dragons and epic/high fantasy in general and after reading the extract I'm just so excited for the whole novel! It's going to be amazing!

I picked up this sample hesitantly, worried it might be the start of another long-winded fantasy epic. And, wow, was I surprised. This is excellently well-written, with fantastic characters, world-building and story-telling. I'm counting down the days until I can get my hands on the full copy.


Thanks to NetGalley for the extract in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the extract. I can't wait until the book comes out. I'm so excited! The fantasy and world building is amazing!

An epic tour de force. The Priory of the Orange Tree is a treasure and a classic. Guaranteed to fly off shelves.

I have been looking forward to this book for months and months! This is a feminist fantasy inspired epic novel, which follows multiple narrators and courts in their journey to defeat a sleeping enemy. There are lots of magical elements, dragons, Victorian inspired creatures and more. I was so happy to be able to read this generous sample, I am looking forward to February 2019 where I can finish the whole book.
The world building is extravagant, intricate and incredible. There was so much action in this sample that I could not quite believe it. This sample will have you hooked from the very beginning. Do not be put off or intimidated by the size of the complete book. I absolutely loved it.

I absolutely love everything about this book so far - the writing style, the worldbuilding, the characters. Not to mention, the dragons! I can't wait until the release date so I can continue reading what is sure to be an amazing story. Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the sampler.

It was truly amazing extract and i loved it. I already preoredred this book and i think it is going to be amazing.

I've loved Samantha Shannon as a writer since I first picked up the Bone Season two years ago and I was so excited for this book! This taster does not disappoint and only makes me more excited for the release in February. I can not wait to continue this and it'll probably be one of the top books I read of 2019

I am SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL BOOK. I almost didn't want to read this extract as I knew it would make me sad I didn't have the entire giant tome already in my hands, but I'm glad I did.

Throughly enjoyed the sampler, great start to the novel can’t wait to see what happens. Magic and dragons what’s not to love. Just from reading this I will definitely be buying this book when it comes out.

It is no surprise to anyone that this is one of my most anticipated books of 2019. When Netgalley had an early extract available to request you can bet I’ve never pushed that button so fast. It’s a pretty meat-y extract. I LOVED it. Shannon’s writing is, as always, hypnotising and there are so many ideas, characters and places introduced in the extract I never felt lost, as Shannon has given everything such a unique character or idea. However, now I just have a whole bunch of questions and it has just made me want the finished book ASAP. February is going to be a long old wait. A Queendom, dragons, assassins, castles, you name it I’m there for it.

February please hurry up….

I have never read anything by Samantha Shannon and the opportunity of having access to the early extract was really lovely. Thank you to NeyGally.

Reading this I am actually really excited for the book to come out and I will definitely being a getting a copy.

I just finished the extract and oh my gosh please I nees the entire book. I was so into it that I didn't realize I was at the end. Definitely getting this when it comes out in 2019