[4] Set in 2059, it follows Paige Mahoney, a "dreamwalker" resisting the Republic of Scion, which has led an oppressive campaign against clairvoyants for two centuries.

[11] Film and TV rights to The Bone Season were first optioned by The Imaginarium Studios in November 2012,[7] with Andy Serkis slated to produce, and by British production company Lunar Park in 2019.

[13] A reimagining of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon,[14] it was named by Collider as a sapphic book that should be turned into a show or movie.

Shannon has called the series The Roots of Chaos, having originally planned to only write one book within the universe and later stating that there were more stories to tell.

In 2022, Shannon signed a contract for a third book in the Roots of Chaos cycle and a story inspired by the Greek goddess Iris.