Katherine Arden

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Katherine Arden is an American author known for her Winternight trilogy and now The Warm Hands of Ghosts.
Born in Texas, she studied French and Russian at Middlebury College and has lived in various places, including France, Moscow, and Hawaii.
Arden currently resides in Vermont.
Her writing often blends historical settings with elements of fantasy and folklore.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts, set during World War I, marks a departure from her previous works but maintains her signature atmospheric storytelling.
Arden is noted for her meticulous research and ability to create immersive, haunting narratives that resonate with readers.

Bücher von Katherine Arden

Der Bär und die Nachtigall

von Katherine Arden • 2017

A girl sees spirits in Russia. A priest's crusade will wake something older than winter.

4.08

200.000+

🪆 Russian Folklore 📖 Literary Fantasy 💀 Death And The Maiden 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛪ Medieval Russia

Der Bär und die Nachtigall

A girl sees spirits in Russia. A priest's crusade will wake something older than winter.

von Katherine Arden 2017 319 Seiten

4.08

200.000+ Bewertungen

🪆 Russian Folklore 📖 Literary Fantasy 💀 Death And The Maiden 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛪ Medieval Russia

The Girl in the Tower

von Katherine Arden • 2017

A witch-girl in boy's disguise rides into the Russian winter and a sorcerer's deadly game.

4.35

100.000+

🐻 Russian Folklore 🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🔥 Witch Hunt 👻 Old Gods And Spirits

The Girl in the Tower

A witch-girl in boy's disguise rides into the Russian winter and a sorcerer's deadly game.

von Katherine Arden 2017 360 Seiten

4.35

100.000+ Bewertungen

🐻 Russian Folklore 🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🔥 Witch Hunt 👻 Old Gods And Spirits

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

von Katherine Arden • 2024

Siblings separated by WWI find a fiddler whose hotel offers shelter at the cost of memory.

3.96

33.000+

🏰 Historical Fantasy 🕊️ World War I Era 👫 Sibling Bond 🎖️ War Trauma 📜 Faustian Bargain

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Siblings separated by WWI find a fiddler whose hotel offers shelter at the cost of memory.

von Katherine Arden 2024 325 Seiten

3.96

33.000+ Bewertungen

🏰 Historical Fantasy 🕊️ World War I Era 👫 Sibling Bond 🎖️ War Trauma 📜 Faustian Bargain

Small Spaces

von Katherine Arden • 2018

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

4.01

30.000+

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

Small Spaces

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

von Katherine Arden 2018 218 Seiten

4.01

30.000+ Bewertungen

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

The Unicorn Hunters

von Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

4.000+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

von Katherine Arden 2026 354 Seiten

3.96

4.000+ Bewertungen

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

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