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The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon book coverPublished 2025
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The Dark Mirror

by Samantha Shannon · The Bone Season, Book 5

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Published Tuesday 25 February 2025ebook · Bloomsbury Publishing · 576 pages
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What to know about The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon was first published in 2025, and it sits in the The Bone Season series.

The Dark Mirror is Book 5 in the The Bone Season series. Start with Book 1, The Bone Season. The book just before this one is The Mask Falling.

We have reviewed 3 of Samantha Shannon’s books, with an average score of 4.0 out of 5. Our highest-rated so far is Among the Burning Flowers (4★).

About the book

From the publisher

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.

As she makes her way back to the revolution, her journey takes her to Venice, where she learns a dangerous secret – one that could change the face of the war between humans and immortals. Before she can return to London, she must help the Domino Programme unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist.

And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories – Arcturus Mesarthim – might also hold the key to saving Italy.

Lyrical and action-packed, The Dark Mirror drives the Bone Season series forward, showing Samantha Shannon at the height of her powers.

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The series in order

The Bone Season

This is Book 5 of 6. Every book in the series has its own page.