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Katherine Arden

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in Austin, The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction

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A note to everyone who trips and falls upon my Goodreads page. First, welcome. Let us read and discuss all the books together. I review books I've read, everything gets five stars, if I didn't like it I don't put it up.

Second, Goodreads is wondrous, but contacting me through my Goodreads DMs is a good way to ensure a long wait for a reply. Your best bet is Twitter or Instagram (arden_katherine) on both.

Happy reading.

Born in Texas, Katherine studied French and Russian at Middlebury College. She has lived abroad in France and in Moscow, among other places. She has also lived in Hawaii, where she wrote much of The Bear and the Nightingale. She currently lives in Vermont. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 567,981 ratings · 79,399 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 246,962 ratings — published 2017 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 117,925 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 94,384 ratings — published 2019 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warm Hands of Ghosts 3.96 avg rating — 35,188 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,391 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unicorn Hunters 3.81 avg rating — 14,344 ratings — published 2026 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Voices (Small Spaces, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 12,553 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Waters (Small Spaces, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 7,288 ratings — published 2021 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empty Smiles (Small Spaces, #4) 3.82 avg rating — 5,376 ratings — published 2022 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winternight Trilogy 4.69 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review: Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett (aka the series opener to my favorite series)

Being a fan of Game of Kings—of any Dunnett novel—is a strange experience. The fandom is passionate, but of plenty of folks, understandably, don’t get what the fuss is about. Dunnett makes no concessions to readers. You have to think about what you are reading. With Dunnett, it’s important to consider the possibilities and implications of each interaction—which can take you out of the story.

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The Winternight Trilogy (3 books)
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Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author)

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Small Spaces (4 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 56,621 ratings

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Katherine Arden and 15 other people liked Rhonda Terrell's review of The Unicorn Hunters: "This book was perfect for me. Historical fiction set in 15th century France, this was a reimagining of the life of Anne of Brittany as an independent woman who didn’t marry King Charles and maintained the independence of Brittany, with magic and myst" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Arden and 13 other people liked books.4.muggles's review of The Unicorn Hunters: "4.5⭐️ This is the best example of historical fantasy I have ever read. I love Ann of Brittany, both in real life and her magical and diabolical self in this story. Fantastic read!! Perfect for anyone who loves historical fiction, great story telling o" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Arden and 551 other people liked Melanie (meltotheany)'s review of The Warm Hands of Ghosts: " ARC provided by Del Rey - thank you so much !! “Her conviction, born of long days and longer nights, was that if the world contained magic at all, then it could not also contain their war.” the warm hands of ghosts is a story set during world war " Read more of this review »
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Katherine Arden and 3 other people liked Haley Boggess's review of The Strangest Fish: "The science fiction fan inside me loved this book! Daisy wins a fish at the fair that looks way different from the other fish. As she cares for him and talks to him he continues to grow. She eventually has to set him free, but he comes back to see he" Read more of this review »
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“All my life,” she said, “I have been told ‘go’ and ‘come.’ I am told how I will live, and I am told how I must die. I must be a man’s servant and a mare for his pleasure, or I must hide myself behind walls and surrender my flesh to a cold, silent god. I would walk into the jaws of hell itself, if it were a path of my own choosing. I would rather die tomorrow in the forest than live a hundred years of the life appointed me. Please. Please let me help you.”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale

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“Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. Decide as seems best, one course or the other; each way will have its bitter with its sweet.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

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“Witch. The word drifted across his mind. We call such women so, because we have no other name.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

tags: russian-fairy-tales, vasilisa, vasilisa-the-brave, witch, witches, women

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August 2017 FANTASY -- This poll decides which book will be our August 2017 Fantasy Book of the Month.

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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Railsea by China Miéville

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