Samantha Shannon is a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction.
Tane a orphan who lost her parents to a fire take training to become a dragon ride in a “city of learning” in cape hisan. The day before the ceremony she encounters a stranger and instead of notifying him to the authorities, with help of her friend Susa, she ensures the stranger reaches the island called Orishima
Ead Duryan an outsider to kingdom of Inys, keeps a watchful on Sabran, the queen and ensures she safe and secure from cuttroats and others who intent to kill. With the rising of the nameless one, the queen has to stay alive, as it is believed it the bloodline of her family is protecting the people from the Nameless one. She has to give to hier a daughter, to not only to continue the kingdom,but to protect from the Nameless One.
The Nameless one rose from the below the earth and took to kill the entire human kind and that was prevented by queen cleolind and Nepuro over a thousand years ago. Now it is arising and Yscalin once part of the virtuedom has surrendered thier loyalty to the nameless one.
It is believed that the bloodline of queen Sabran is protecting the people from Insys and a hier could prevent the his rod. With her loss of child and inability to have other one one, rise of the nameless one on the other, will Ead Duryan and Tane the rider from east be able to kill him and protect the humankind?
I am reading fantasy genre after few years and I loved reading this one. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and could not put the book down. There were twist through the course of the story and always kept me on toe to know what happens next
Most of the lead characters in the book were women who were taking lead, were strong and courageous. They had the power to create a good impact on people, who were leading thier people in war and win in whatever tasks they undertook.
I would rate book 4/5
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