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Author Bio
Birth—1991
Where—West London, England, UK
Education—B.A., Oxford University
Currently—lives in London


Samantha Shannon studied English Language and Literature at St. Anne's College, Oxford. The Bone Season, the first in a seven-book series, was a New York Times bestseller and the inaugural Today Book Club selection. Film and TV rights were acquired by the Imaginarium Studios. The Mime Order followed in 2015 and The Song Rising in 2017. The Priory of the Orange Tree came in 2019. Her work has been translated into 26 languages.

In 2012 the Women of the Future Awards shortlisted her for The Young Star Award. She lives in London, England. (Adapted from the publisher.)