Samantha Shannon
| Samantha Shannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1991 Hammersmith |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Dystopian, paranormal |
Samantha Shannon (born 8 November 1991) is a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction.[1]
Biography
Shannon was born in Hammersmith and grew up in Ruislip, West London.[2] She first began writing at the age of fifteen, when she wrote her first novel, Aurora, which remains unpublished.[3] Shannon attended and read English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford,[1][4] graduating from Oxford University in 2013.[5]
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.[6] 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.[5] Film rights to The Bone Season were optioned by Andy Serkis's film company, The Imaginarium Studios, in November 2012.[4]
Bibliography
- Aurora (unpublished)[2]
The Bone Season series
- The Bone Season (20.10.2013)[7]
- The Mime Order (27.01.2015)
- The Song Rising (2017)
Other works
- The Priory of The Orange Tree (TBA)
References
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