Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon (born 8 November 1991) is a British writer of dystopian, fantasy and paranormal fiction.[3] The Bone Season, her debut novel and the first of a planned seven-book series, was published in 2013.[4]

Samantha Shannon
Born (1991-11-08) November 8, 1991[1]
Hammersmith, London, England[2]
OccupationWriter
GenreDystopian, fantasy, paranormal
Notable worksThe Bone Season, The Priory of the Orange Tree
Website
samantha-shannon.blogspot.com

Life and career

Shannon was born in Hammersmith, London in November 1991[1] and grew up in Ruislip.[5] She first began writing at the age of fifteen, when she wrote her first novel, Aurora, which remains unpublished.[6] Shannon studied English language and literature at St Anne's College, Oxford,[3][7] and graduated in 2013.[8]

In 2012 she signed a six-figure book deal with Bloomsbury Publishing, who bid following the London Book Fair, to publish the first three books in a seven-book series, beginning with The Bone Season.[4] Set in 2059, the events of the novel take place in a London governed by a "security force" called Scion and an Oxford which has become a huge prison.[8] Following this novel's publication, Shannon was compared favorably to J.K. Rowling.[9] Film rights to The Bone Season were optioned by Andy Serkis's film company, The Imaginarium Studios, in November 2012.[7]

The Priory of the Orange Tree, a standalone fantasy novel by Shannon, was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing.[10] Priory was named by Collider as a sapphic book that should be turned into a show or movie.[11] A prequel, A Day of Fallen Night, will be published in January 2023.

Personal life

Shannon said that it is difficult for her to find a "firm label" for her sexuality, but that she identifies as "queer" and is attracted to women.[12]

Bibliography

The Bone Season series

Related works

  • On the Merits of Unnaturalness (2015)
  • The Pale Dreamer (2016)
  • The Dawn Chorus (2020)

Other novels

Short stories
  • Amrita (2013)
  • "Marigold" in Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy, edited by Amerie (2017)

References
  1. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "SPOILED: SAMANTHA SHANNON'S THE BONE SEASON". RT Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. Williams, Charlotte. "Seven-book fantasy series for Bloomsbury". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. Brooks, Richard (6 May 2012). "New JK Rowling in seventh heaven". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
  7. "Student author sells film rights". Oxford Student. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. Kate Kellaway "Samantha Shannon: 'Writing was a drug I couldn't stop taking'", The Observer, 11 August 2013
  9. Hjelmgaard, Kim. "Is Samantha Shannon the next J.K. Rowling?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  10. Trombetta, Sadie (27 February 2019). "'The Priory Of The Orange Tree' Is An Epic Feminist Fantasy Perfect For Fans Of 'Game Of Thrones'". Bustle. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. "8 Sapphic Books That Should Be Made Into Movies or TV Shows". Collider. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  12. https://sshannonauthor.tumblr.com/post/652998967680974848/in-honor-of-pride-would-you-be-comfortable. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "See the cover, excerpt, and Q&A for potential big-deal debut 'The Bone Season' by Samantha Shannon -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  14. Bourke, Liz (28 February 2019). "Standalone Fantasy Short on Complexity: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon". Tor.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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