The Priory of the Orange Tree
- 848
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Priory of the Orange Tree” is grand-scale fantasy that asks for full attention, and that demand is what some readers value most. The author presents the novel, nearly 850 pages long, as the Saint George legend retold from a feminist angle. Some readers lose patience when the dragons stay offstage for so long, or with the character of Sabran. Best for those who like to settle into a world unhurriedly.
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About the book
The Priory of the Orange Tree is a 2019 fantasy novel by writer Samantha Shannon. The novel was published on 26 February 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing. Shannon describes the novel as a "feminist retelling of Saint George and the Dragon."
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8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 914 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 14 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 900 | 99% |
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How long is The Priory of the Orange Tree?
It has 848 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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