Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon (born 8 November 1991) is a British writer of dystopian, fantasy and paranormal fiction.[3]

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

Biography

Shannon was born in Hammersmith, London[4] in November 1991[5] and grew up in Ruislip.[6] She first began writing at the age of fifteen, when she wrote her first novel, Aurora, which remains unpublished.[7] Shannon studied English language and literature at St Anne's College, Oxford,[3][8] and graduated in 2013.[9]

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.[10] 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.[9] Film rights to The Bone Season were optioned by Andy Serkis's film company, The Imaginarium Studios, in November 2012.[8]

Bibliography

The Bone Season series

Related works

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

Other works

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. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. "Samantha Shannon". Tumblr. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. Brooks, Richard (6 May 2012). "New JK Rowling in seventh heaven". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  8. "Student author sells film rights". Oxford Student. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  9. Kate Kellaway "Samantha Shannon: 'Writing was a drug I couldn't stop taking'", The Observer, 11 August 2013
  10. Williams, Charlotte. "Seven-book fantasy series for Bloomsbury". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  11. "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.
  12. Bourke, Liz (2019-02-28). "Standalone Fantasy Short on Complexity: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon". Tor.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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