The Day the Night Fell

Samantha Shannon returns readers to the universe of “The House of the Orange Tree,” showing what this world was like in the distant past. Five centuries have passed since Princess Kelethlinda's victory over the Nameless — the red dragon that... emerged from the depths of the earth and brought with it a great plague. The outcome of the battle was decided by the orange tree with its magical fruits... But the princess had no doubt: the day would come when the dragon would return. Therefore, she founded the House of the Orange Tree, where warrior women were raised to provide a worthy defense against the spawn of the Mountain of Terror... For many years, Tunuva, the guardian of Kelethlinda’s tomb, lived in the house. She is skilled in weapons, but the measured life of the secret stronghold offers no chance to use them, for since the time of the Nameless, the dragons have not disturbed the peace of the villagers, and many have already begun to doubt that the terrible guest will reappear from the fiery abyss. The young heiress of the kingdom of Inis, Glorian, daughter of Sabran the Ambitious and a king known as the Hammer of the North, is convinced her future reign will be remembered for centuries. But while she remains in the shadow of her great parents, misfortunes follow closely behind her. High in the mountains of Dumai, the daughter of a maiden-servant and a singer of the gods dreams of seeing dragons in the sky. And one day she learns who she is... And when the eruption of the Mountain of Terror begins, heralding an era of terror and violence, these women, so different in birth and upbringing, must find the strength within themselves to protect humanity from the destructive threat. And perhaps, the flower among the ashes will serve as proof that life goes on... For the first time in Russian!