Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon

3 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Bone Season Books
Start with: The Bone Season (2013)
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Publication Order of The Roots of Chaos Books
Start with: The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Because You Love to Hate Me (2017)

ⓘ About Samantha Shannon

The world has known so many authors but there are very few who have stolen the spotlight wherever they go or whenever their names are mentioned. At the mention of the names of such authors, images of the riveting drama playing out in their books swiftly come to the minds o lovers and haters alike. Samantha Shannon comfortably fit into this glamorous group of timeless authors. Because of her six-figure, seven-book deal with Bloomsbury Publishing, Samantha Shannon has been compared to “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and Suzanne Collins, author of “The Hunger Games.” Her first book, “The Bone Season,” published in 2013, was a critical and commercial success, selling 7,000 copies in seven days andeventually becoming an international bestseller.

All Book Series by Samantha Shannon

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The Bone Season

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2013

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2013
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The Mime Order

Book 2 of 9 · published 2015

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2015
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On the Merits of Unnaturalness

Book 3 of 9 · published 2015

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2015
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The Pale Dreamer

Book 4 of 9 · published 2016

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2016
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The Song Rising

Book 5 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
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The Dawn Chorus

Book 6 of 9 · published 2020

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2020
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The Mask Falling

Book 7 of 9 · published 2021

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2021
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The Dark Mirror

Book 8 of 9 · published 2025

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2025
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The Moth Reborn

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2027

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2027
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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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A Day of Fallen Night

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Among the Burning Flowers

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025

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2025
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Because You Love to Hate Me

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Samantha Shannon?

The world has known so many authors but there are very few who have stolen the spotlight wherever they go or whenever their names are mentioned. At the mention of the names of such authors, images of the riveting drama playing out in their books swiftly come to the minds o lovers and haters alike. Samantha Shannon comfortably fit into this glamorous group of timeless authors.

Which Samantha Shannon series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Bone Season series, the earliest of Samantha Shannon's multi-book series: it opens with The Bone Season (2013) and runs to 9 books across 2013–2027, ending with The Moth Reborn (2027). Samantha Shannon's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Samantha Shannon written?

Samantha Shannon has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2027. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being The Bone Season series with 9 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Samantha Shannon's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Samantha Shannon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Bone Season (2013–2027, 9 books) and The Roots of Chaos (2019–2025, 3 books).

How are Samantha Shannon's books organised into series?

This guide splits Samantha Shannon's 13 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: The Bone Season (9 books, 2013–2027); The Roots of Chaos (3 books, 2019–2025).