The Roots of Chaos

by Douglas Soderberg · 1986

Share: ## The Roots of Chaos books in publication order Sort: Newest first Oldest first 3 books [](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635570301)[View on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635570301)[Local bookstore](https://bookshop.org/a/12494/9781635570304) ### The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 2019 In a world divided by fear of dragons and clashing beliefs, Queen Sabran the Ninth must produce an heir before an ancient wyrm rises again. Her secret protector, mage Ead Duryan, and distant dragonrider Tané uncover truths that could remake their history. [](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635577926)[View on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635577926)[Local bookstore](https://bookshop.org/a/12494/9781635577921) ### A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 2023 Set centuries before The Priory of the Orange Tree, this epic prequel follows Tunuva, Glorian, and Dumai as they confront a new age of dragons. When the Dreadmount erupts, each must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their world. [](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639736018)[View on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639736018)[Local bookstore](https://bookshop.org/a/12494/9781639736010) ### Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon 2025 In the sun soaked kingdom of Yscalin, princess Marosa Vetalda longs to escape her ruthless father while her betrothed Aubrecht Lievelyn rules a neighboring land. As hunter Estina Melaugo tracks slumbering dragons, the ancient wyrm Fýredel begins to stir and the realm edges toward ruin. ## The Roots of Chaos books in chronological order 1. 1[](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635577926) A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 2023·The Roots of Chaos, Book 1 2. 2[](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639736018) Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon 2025·The Roots of Chaos, Book 2 3. 3[](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635570301) The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 2019·The Roots of Chaos, Book 3 ## Series background & context The Roots of Chaos cycle is Shannon's sweeping epic fantasy set in a world divided by dragons, religion, and an old catastrophe known as the Grief of Ages. Rather than a traditional numbered trilogy, it is a growing sequence of standalone but connected novels that can be read in different orders. Each book peels back another layer of the world's history and the legends people tell about it. _The Priory of the Orange Tree_ introduces that world at a moment of crisis. In the West, Queen Sabran the Ninth rules the queendom of Inys, where an ancient story claims her bloodline keeps the fire breathing wyrm called the Nameless One asleep. In the South, Ead Duryan serves at Sabran's court while secretly belonging to the Priory, a sisterhood of mages sworn to a different version of the same myth. Far to t