The prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree. Five hundred years earlier, the Nameless One first rose, and four women across four continents fought to stop it. Shannon's second standalone epic — 848 pages of feminist fantasy with dragons, queens, and warriors who refuse to be footnotes in men's histories.
Some romantic content across multiple storylines.
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Either order works — this is a prequel set 500 years before.
Bigger — 848 pages with a wider scope.
Many. And they are magnificent and terrible.