The Priory of the Orange Tree

这是一部几乎全女阵容的史诗奇幻：女王、女骑士、龙、叛乱者，撑起整个对抗恶龙的世界。读者反复提及的，不是宏大的救世叙事，而是人物之间细腻的情感张力——女王与贴身护卫渐生情愫的克制，两位女主与龙彼此靠近的动人瞬间，让他们在男性主导的奇幻谱系里读到了难得的清爽。它被许多人视为打开高奇幻大门的钥匙，文笔华丽、故事性强，但也正因八百多页的体量，被批评为"写得好的地方没展开、该收束的地方又拖沓"。它适合愿意为一本厚书投入耐心的西幻爱好者，也适合对传统"东西方联手封龙"套路早已熟悉、仍愿被细腻人物关系打动的读者。

Samantha Shannon studied English Language and Literature at St. Anne's College, Oxford. The Bone Season, the first in a seven-book series, was a New York Times bestseller and the inaugural Today Book Club selection. Film and TV rights were acquired by the Imaginarium Studios. The Mime Order followed in 2015 and The Song Rising in 2017. Her work has been translated into twenty-six languages. She lives in London. @say_shannon www.theboneseason.com