The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos #1)
Samantha Shannon
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 179 ratings · 849 pages · Published: 26 Feb 2019

A world divided.
A queendom without an heir.
An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction--but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.
Tagged as:
- high fantasy 15
- lesbian romance 14
- fantasy 13
- magic 12
- war 11
- witches 10
- queer romance 8
- political/court intrigue 8
- royal hero 7
- aristo/royal heroine 7
- bodyguard/protector heroine 6
- new adult 5
- multicultural 4
- secret relationship 4
- found family 3
- arranged/forced marriage 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- competent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- young adult 1
- paranormal 1
- friends to lovers 1
- boss & employee 1
- working class heroine 1
- grumpy/ice queen 1
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- content warnings
- miscarriage / infertility 4
- nontraditional hea 4
- death / grief 4
- graphic violence 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 5
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