The Dark Mirror

A Bone Season Novel

By: Samantha Shannon

Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins

The highly anticipated fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series—an epic and spellbinding fantasy from the author of The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 By: Goodreads * Barnes & Noble * Screen Rant * The Nerd Daily * Paste Magazine * Book Riot

Everything is about to change.

Paige Mahoney is outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in more than a decade—but she has no idea how she got to the free world. Half a year has been wiped from her memory.

Her journey back to the revolution soon takes her to Venice, where the Domino Programme has uncovered evidence of a secret Scion plan. Before Paige can return to London, she must help the network unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist, which threatens to bring Europe to its knees in weeks.

And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories—Arcturus Mesarthim—might also hold the key to thwarting Scion, allowing the revolution to strike an unprecedented blow . . .

With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.©2025 Samantha Shannon (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Continues to impress

I adore this book series. The Dark Mirror is one of the best in the series. Well done Samantha Shannon!

This is my favorite series of all time.

I paused the book halfway through just to absorb how seamless and effortless the plot is. This is the most imaginative series I’ve ever read. It’s unique because the romance isn’t the central focus—Paige’s resistance is. The romance we do get is mature, understanding, and deeply connected. What other series combines dystopian, paranormal, and fantasy elements with a dash of organized crime and a forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance?

Absolutely loved this installment!!!!

Samantha Shannon did her thing in Dark Mirror! This brought everything together for me, I do not want to give anything away. Just know you MUST read this!! Can’t wait till book 6, just hope we don’t have to wait as long for this one!

Best audiobook reading and an incredible story

Samantha Shannon is one of my favorite authors of our time. She did not disappoint with her 5th book in this series. My only complaint is that it ended <3

Alana Kerr Collins the woman you are.

First. Phenomenal, worth the wait. I loved this so much. Second. Kerr Collins puts so much into these books. I love her narration so much. Easy 5 stars.