The internationally bestselling debut fantasy novel by Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree and A Day of Fallen Night. Welcome to Scion. No safer place. The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal-and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy. Includes a Bonus Prequel Novella: THE PALE DREAMER