The Dark Mirror : The instant SUNDAY TIMES bestselling fantasy

Summary: The highly anticipated fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series—an epic and spellbinding fantasy from the author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 By: Goodreads * Barnes & Noble * Screen Rant * The Nerd Daily * Paste Magazine * Book RiotEverything is about to change. Paige Mahoney is outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in more than a decade—but she has no idea how she got to the free world. Half a year has been wiped from her memory.Her journey back to the revolution soon takes her to Venice, where the Domino Programme has uncovered evidence of a secret Scion plan. Before Paige can return to London, she must help the network unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist, which threatens to bring Europe to its knees in weeks. And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories—Arcturus Mesarthim—might also hold the key to thwarting Scion, allowing the revolution to strike an unprecedented blow . . .With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers. New York Times bestselling fantasy author with a devoted social media following: This book continues Samantha’s beloved first series, which both longtime Bone Season readers and new Roots of Chaos fans are eagerly awaiting. Since the publication of the last Bone Season book, Samantha’s social media following has expanded to 85,000 highly engaged Instagram followers and 51,800 TikTok followers, and she actively promotes her books on both platforms.BONE SEASON series moment: Following her 2023 revision and repackaging of The Bone Season, which was a USA Today Bestseller 10 years after its initial publication, and the updates on the rest of the Bone Season books in Spring 2024, this much anticipated fifth book in the series has huge momentum behind it.Growing track and new fans: Samantha's most recent book, A Day of Fallen Night, has sold more than 141,000 copies across formats since its publication in February 2023. A New York Times bestseller, hitting the list three weeks in a row, ADOFN was praised in Elle, Tor.com, Buzzfeed, and more and was chosen for Indie Next, Library Reads, and as an Amazon Science Fiction & Fantasy Category Best Book of the Month.Show in the works: Television rights to The Bone Season have been sold to Harriet Hammond's Little Hat Productions.Quotes:"This series is the best . . . Paige Mahoney has my whole heart . . . Nobody writes like Samantha Shannon!" —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes series"Transports readers to a world of intrigue and danger." —Woman's World"Stunning and exciting . . . The Dark Mirror is a masterpiece of a fantasy/thriller, a dark and inventive addition to a series that will go down as an all-time classic.” —Bookreporter"Good news: Paige Mahoney, the voyant Mime Queen, is back . . . Crackles with action and Samantha Shannon’s trademark lush prose and high-stakes emotion." —Daily Mail"A compelling and atmospheric novel set in a world where reality and illusion intertwine . . . Shannon brings her signature world-building and intricate storytelling to this new story." —Glamour"I can’t wait to see where the journey takes her next and what the final showdown will look like." —British Fantasy Society"A road map for resistance, an ode to perseverance, and a bright shining ball of hope in a bleak time, The Dark Mirror is both a fantastic next step in the larger story of Shannon’s Bone Season universe and a necessary reminder that everyone has a role to play in saving the world—or, at the very least, making it a less overtly dark and frightening place than it is at the present moment . . . A deeply satisfying read on an emotional level.” —Paste Magazine“Richly imagined . . . Once again, Shannon makes lavish use of spectacular and storied settings . . . In complex scenes of healing, strategizing, death-defying action, delicate negotiations, and passionate love, Shannon’s powers remain at full impact in this brilliantly realized, keenly relevant freedom-fighter saga.” —Booklist“Shannon expands the world of her Bone Season series in this pedal-to-the-metal fifth installment . . . The stakes are high, the pace is rapid, and Shannon’s gift for evocative prose makes the shadowy streets of Venice come alive . . . Series fans will be thrilled.” —Publishers Weekly“Impressively multilayered.” —Kirkus Reviews"Epic, riveting, emotional and devastating. The Dark Mirror is a remarkable continuation to the incredible series, masterfully crafted, deeply romantic and heart-wrenching. You will lose yourself in this magnificent world, and hold these characters close to your heart." —Sue Lynn Tan, USA Today bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon GoddessAuthor Bio: Samantha Shannon is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Season and Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-six languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon