The Mime Order

A Bone Season Novel

By: Samantha Shannon

Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins

Bloomsbury presents The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon, read by Alana Kerr Collins.

The stunning second novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series expands Samantha Shannon’s epic world of Scion in a new heart-pounding story of revolution.

Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution.

Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld.

But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves.

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.©2024 Samantha Shannon (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

A Strong Middle Book

The Mime Order continues the story with higher stakes, deeper politics, and a darker tone—but it takes a little time to get there. While it didn’t immediately pull me in the same way the first book did, the payoff was worth the slower build.

This installment leans more heavily into power structures, alliances, and the cost of leadership. The world feels bigger and more dangerous, and the choices characters make carry real weight. As the story unfolds, the tension steadily ramps up, and by the second half, I was fully invested again.

The ending is where this book really shines. It leaves you hanging in the best (and most frustrating) way, raising questions you have to keep reading to answer—especially surrounding the mysterious Rag Man. By the final pages, I was already reaching for the next book.

Not quite as strong as the first, but still a compelling, important continuation that sets the stage for what’s to come.

I love this narrator!

I absolutely love this narrator. She does an incredible job bringing this amazing story to life! Book is incredible and continues to get better as the series goes on

Keeps getting better!

Big fan of warden! This reader is incredible. I think she might be my favorite!

Another knockout in this series

I am so happy I finally discovered this author! Thank you for so many hours of enjoyment!

So good!!

This series is so good, I just discovered it and I'm about to read book number three. have you recommended, great narration. All in all a great great read/listen