Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic |
2025 |
Buy |
Small Spaces Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Small Spaces |
2018 |
Buy |
| Zrádné mlhy |
2018 |
N/A |
| Dead Voices |
2019 |
Buy |
| Dark Waters |
2021 |
Buy |
| Empty Smiles |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Warm Hands of Ghosts |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Unicorn Hunters |
2026 |
Buy |
Winternight Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Medvěd a slavík |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Bear and the Nightingale |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dívka ve věži |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Girl in the Tower |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Winter of the Witch |
2019 |
Buy |
| Veštičina zima |
2019 |
N/A |
Katherine Arden writes fiction that draws deeply on folklore and history. Her career began with the Winternight Trilogy, a historical fantasy set in medieval Russia that earned comparisons to Naomi Novik and Susanna Clarke for its rich world-building and literary prose. The trilogy brought Russian fairy tales to a wide English-language audience and established Arden as a distinctive voice in fantasy.
She followed the Winternight books with the Small Spaces quartet, a middle-grade horror series that proved she could scare younger readers as effectively as she could enchant adult ones. Her standalone novels, including The Warm Hands of Ghosts and the forthcoming The Unicorn Hunters, continue to explore the boundaries between the real and the supernatural. Arden’s background in Russian literature and language gives her work a texture and specificity that sets it apart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Katherine Arden written?
Katherine Arden has written fifteen books across four series.
What was Katherine Arden's first book?
Katherine Arden’s first book is Dívka ve věži, published in 2017.
What inspired the Winternight Trilogy?
Katherine Arden drew on Russian fairy tales and medieval Russian history for the Winternight Trilogy. She studied Russian literature and spent time in Russia, and the trilogy weaves together historical detail with the folklore of figures like Morozko, the frost demon, and the domovoi, household spirits.