Katherine Arden

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Fantasy Fiction

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.

Livres de Katherine Arden

L'Ours et le Rossignol

par 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

L'Ours et le Rossignol

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

par Katherine Arden 2017 319 pages

4.08

200 000+ évaluations

🪆 Russian Folklore 📖 Literary Fantasy 💀 Death And The Maiden

The Girl in the Tower

par 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

The Girl in the Tower

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

par Katherine Arden 2017 360 pages

4.35

100 000+ évaluations

🐻 Russian Folklore 🗡️ Girl Disguised As Boy 💀 Immortal Love Interest

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

par 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

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

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

par Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages

3.96

33 000+ évaluations

🏰 Historical Fantasy 🕊️ World War I Era 👫 Sibling Bond

Small Spaces

par 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

Small Spaces

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

par Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages

4.01

30 000+ évaluations

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary

The Unicorn Hunters

par 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

The Unicorn Hunters

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

par Katherine Arden 2026 354 pages

3.96

4 000+ évaluations

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond

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