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| Author | Samantha Shannon |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Bone Season |
| Genre | Urban fantasy |
| Published | 2016 (Bloomsbury) |
Publication date | December 6, 2016 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9781408884171 |
| Followed by | The Bone Season |
The Pale Dreamer is a 2016 supernatural dystopian novella by British writer Samantha Shannon, the prequel of The Bone Season series.
In Scion London in the year 2056, dreamwalker Paige Mahoney has been recruited by Jaxon Hall, The White Binder, Mime-Lord of The Seven Seals, a criminal clairvoyant organisation operating covertly in London, I Cohort, Section 4.
Paige goes on her first job to prove herself to Jaxon and the Seals by capturing Anne Naylor, a poltergeist, and her murderer, sought after poltergeist Sarah Metyard. Paige works on honing her dreamwalking gift and earns her place as Jaxon's mollisher, the second in charge of the Seals, and takes on a new identity as the Pale Dreamer.
The Pale Dreamer is loosely based on the true story of the neglect and murder of Anne 'Nanny' Naylor by mother and daughter Sarah Metyard and Sarah 'Sally' Metyard in the 1750s. [1] According to official records, Anne was beaten and starved by the Metyards after attempting to escape. [2] Her sister was also murdered by the Metyards. [3] Both Metyards were executed by hanging at Surgeon's Hall. [4] Countless real reports exist of "a girl’s screams being heard in Farringdon Station since 1758", [5] according to My London's Erica Buist.
The Daily Telegraph's Helen Brown described The Pale Dreamer as "A clever and courageous character, reminiscent of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games ". [6] The Bone Season series is an international bestseller, with author Samantha Shannon being compared with JK Rowling. [6] The Pale Dreamer "more than sustains Shannon’s usual standard", according to Girl with her Head in a Book. [7]
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Samantha Shannon is a British author of dystopian and fantasy fiction. Her debut novel, The Bone Season, was published in 2013 and is the first of a seven-book series.
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