The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos #1)
Samantha Shannon
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 204 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.
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- high fantasy 17
- lesbian romance 16
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- magic 14
- war 12
- witches 11
- queer romance 10
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- aristo/royal heroine 7
- bodyguard/protector heroine 7
- new adult 6
- secret relationship 5
- found family 4
- multicultural 4
- competent heroine 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- arranged/forced marriage 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- friends to lovers 2
- boss & employee 2
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- miscarriage / infertility 5
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- audiobook
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The 'The Roots of Chaos' series
4.18 · 294 ratings
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