Hemlock & Silver
Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · August 19, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A tidy pick when you want fantasy with wit, spells, and a serious face.
- Genres
- Fairy Tales & Myths, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Romance
- Published
- Tor/Forge, August 19, 2025
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DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring bright green sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author. From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, a dark reimagining of “Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue, and treason of the most magical kind Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save—seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.
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But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja’s unorthodox methods can save her. Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat, and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow, but nothing seems to work. That is, until she finds a secret world, hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick. Or it might be the thing that kills them all.
Why It Clicks
A tidy pick when you want fantasy with wit, spells, and a serious face.
Come here for
- fairy-tale-adjacent fantasy
- humorous, slightly sharp edges
Expect
- list-driven browsing payoff
- immersive sustained read
Where it sits
| Dark Fantasy | 76% |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tales & Myths | 52% |
| Fantasy Romance | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dark Fantasy
- Fantasy Adventure
- Fairy Tales & Myths
- Authors
- Jennifer Pickens, T. Kingfisher, Macmillan Audio
- Publisher
- Tor/Forge
- Published
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Dark Fantasy