It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ minds. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing. But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city—Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly—as soldiers in their army. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives. The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine—a young woman learning to harness her powers in a world where everything has been taken from her. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut.
Enjoyable, but it needs stronger writing and a little more forward momentum See more of my reviews on Birth of a New Witch!This may be one of the most hyped-up books of the year and until I got it, I honestly thought it was a YA novel. If only that were a joke. Only upon getting it did I learn better, but that’s okay because of the strong crossover appeal The Bone Season has going for it. It’s best to leave behind any thoughts of her being the next JK Rowling at the door because if you come in expecting that, you’re gonna have a bad time. If you come in as…
An above-average teen/”new adult” dystopian fantasy adventure It’s difficult to know where to start with . On one hand, publisher Bloomsbury has set a massive marketing campaign in motion, promoting the book as the best thing since , or at least , and young author Samantha Shannon as the most…