Though this is a far-off world, these choices are present in our world today, in various forms, making their journeys heartbreakingly relatable. How to find hope, where to find the will to survive, and how to live unafraid in the face of death. This is a story about finding yourself even when the world is ending. In their own unique way, each woman has to choose whether to rise and meet the demands put on them, deciding if they will bravely seize their fate and destiny with no guarantee that they’ll succeed or survive. They have to cope with positions they don’t want, marriages they would rather not agree to, the heavy weight of parental and societal expectation, and the fear of never living up to those same expectations. These women are born into duty, some known, some unknown, and they have to face their responsibilities while struggling through terrible events. It should be no surprise that in a world led by women, this novel is largely about mothers and daughters: How the burdens of one can be inherited by the other. Each character is distinct, including the side characters, which is no easy feat given such an expansive cast.
But as with her scenes, not a word is wasted, and woven inside the words are details you won’t want to miss. Shannon’s prose is a symphony to experience, with beautiful sentences readers will find themselves pausing to revel in. Where some epic fantasy stories lag and linger for the sake of character development or world-building, Shannon doesn’t waste a single scene, making them all do double, sometimes triple duty to ensure they are all important and compelling without sacrificing narrative momentum. Each perspective leads into the next, building suspense and tension while drawing the reader deeply into the world of each character. With an impressive eye for detail, Shannon seamlessly weaves the three women’s narratives together with a fourth-a young man struggling to prove his worth despite rumors that he’s the son of a witch. But when the Dreadmount erupts, it unleashes a catastrophic age of violence and terror that threatens all of humanity. If only she could convince the younger women to do the same. And in the South, Tunuva upholds her duty to the Priory, training to kill wyrms in case the Nameless One ever returns. She never dreamed her time would come so fast. In the West, Glorian struggles with the duty her Berethnet blood will eventually demand. When a stranger visits their temple, she is thrust into a fate she never dreamed-or wanted. In the East, Dumai has spent her life in the mountain temples, waiting for the dragons to end their centuries long slumber.
Five hundred years before the events in The Priory of the Orange Tree take place, A Day of Fallen Night follows three women as they navigate the disastrous events during the Grief of Ages.
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