Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannonis a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 November 1991
imagine
I like to imagine there were more of us in the beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now.
teenager rooms rebellious
I was not a rebellious teenager. I was a sit-in-your-room teenager.
historical culture literature
I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien.
creating world fantasy
I always felt that sci-fi and fantasy were my thing. Bit of a geek, Im afraid. But I like creating worlds, and I felt it was a genre that gave me more freedom. It just seemed like I belonged there.
night potters obsessed
I was born in 1991, and Harry Potter came out in 97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.
stories ends
Nothing’s worse than a story without an end.
wings broken giving
Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.
writing doors desperate
Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel,
dangerous knowledge-is-dangerous knows
Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.
sacrifice want taste
I don't know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn't change his life for me. And I couldn't sacrifice my life to be with him
knowing trust-me caught
Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we're out there. Trust me.
whenever
Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
dad family four half marriage mom retired stepfather three university works writer
I am the first one to go to university in my family. I am the first writer as well. My dad is a retired policeman, and my mom works for a glass-processing company. She is health-and-safety manager, and my stepfather is a plumber. I have four half siblings, one from my mom's marriage and three from my dad's marriage, so we are kind of scattered.
bone four novel since spent thirteen until wrote
I've been writing since I was about thirteen but didn't start a book until 2007. I spent four years writing a sci-fi novel before I wrote 'The Bone Season' at nineteen.