Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannonis a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 November 1991
ideas normal world
I'm often daydreaming, and it's because I've always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world.
wings broken giving
Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.
stories ends
Nothing’s worse than a story without an end.
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.
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.
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.
teenager rooms rebellious
I was not a rebellious teenager. I was a sit-in-your-room teenager.
lying normal natural
There was no normal. There never had been. "Normal" and "natural" were the biggest lies we'd ever created.
characters major themselves
I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the chapters. I think that the characters write themselves in some degree.
eye tunnels race
I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself.
choices moments
I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.
choices moments
I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.