Christina Henry

Christina Henry is the author of the national bestselling BLACK WINGS series (BLACK WINGS, BLACK NIGHT, BLACK HOWL, BLACK LAMENT, BLACK CITY, BLACK HEART and BLACK SPRING, Ace/Roc) and the fortcoming ALICE (Ace Trade). She enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies with samurai, zombies and/or subtitles in her spare time. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Horror

New and upcoming books

November 2026

Pinfeathers

Series

Black Wings
   1. Black Wings (2010)
   2. Black Night (2011)
   3. Black Howl (2012)
   4. Black Lament (2012)
   5. Black City (2013)
   6. Black Heart (2013)
   7. Black Spring (2014)

Chronicles of Alice
   1. Alice (2015)
   2. Red Queen (2016)
   3. Looking Glass (2020)

Novels

   Lost Boy (2017)
   The Mermaid (2018)
   The Girl in Red (2019)
   The Ghost Tree (2020)
   Near the Bone (2021)
   Horseman (2021)
   Good Girls Don't Die (2023)
   The House That Horror Built (2024)
   The Place Where They Buried Your Heart (2025)
   Pinfeathers (2026)

Books containing stories by Christina Henry

Howl (2025)
An Anthology of Werewolves from Women-in-Horror
(Women in Horror Anthology)
edited by
Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M Wytovich

There's Blood In This Brew (2025)
edited by
Nico Bell and Joey Powell

Elemental Forces (2024)
(Flame Tree Book of Horror, book 5)
edited by
Mark Morris

More books

Award nominations

2016 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Alice

Christina Henry recommends

Carry Me to My Grave (2026)
Christopher Golden
"Extremely bloody and profoundly moving, this is a heartbreaking tale of a son's promise to his mother and the dangerous secrets that make his task increasingly perilous. Christopher Golden is always outstanding, but Carry Me to My Grave is one of his best."

Death's Daughter (2026)
(Children of the Old Ones, book 1)
S A Barnes
"A fun, sexy fantasy (with a touch of mystery) about a young woman coping with more than her fair share of troubles as the spawn of Death himself ... Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will eat this up with a spoon."

The Apple and the Pearl (2026)
Rym Kechacha
"A luscious, mesmerizing tale of the dangerous land that lies between the art and the artist, and the deep, profound emotion we find there."

A Land So Wide (2025)
Erin A Craig
"An achingly gorgeous tale of love lost and love found, of magic and of longings unforeseen. A Land So Wide is a dazzling, sumptuous story that lingers in the imagination well after the last page."

House of Idyll (2025)
Delilah S Dawson
"A creeping nightmare wrapped in white roses, House of Idyll warns the reader to be careful what you wish for - your wish might be splattered in blood."

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre (2025)
Philip Fracassi
"A wholly original slasher novel with a uniquely strong and vulnerable heroine...Fans of the genre should put this on their must-read list."

Secret Lives of the Dead (2025)
Tim Lebbon
"A rocket-fueled, blood-soaked tale of cat and mouse with a witch's curse as its beating heart... Secret Lives of the Dead is a wholly original thriller."

One Yellow Eye (2025)
Leigh Radford
"A post-apocalyptic heartbreaker, dosed with high tension and threaded with the profound hope that love brings, One Yellow Eye is a new classic in the zombie pantheon."

Blood on Her Tongue (2025)
Johanna van Veen
"Blood on Her Tongue is a lush gothic fever dream, a tale of love, violence and spiraling madness that will linger long after you've read the last page."

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes (2025)
Clay McLeod Chapman
"Wake Up and Open Your Eyes doesn't just hit close to home - it's a needle sliding under your skin until you bleed, a rabbit hole stocked with terror all the way down."

Hemlock Island (2023)
Kelley Armstrong
"Hemlock Island starts at 65mph and accelerates until you're in a breathless tailspin, holding on for dear life...I've always loved Kelley's writing and this is one of her best."

The Ballad of Perilous Graves (2022)
Alex Jennings
"A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debut."

The Once and Future Witches (2020)
Alix E Harrow
"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."

The Year of the Witching (2020)
(Bethel, book 1)
Alexis Henderson
"Slow burn horror crossed with a powerfully feminist coming-of-age novel...this book will haunt your dreams."

The Library Of The Unwritten (2019)
(Hell's Library, book 1)
A J Hackwith
"Clever, charming, full of intricate worldbuilding and delightful characters, The Library of the Unwritten is the first book in your new favorite series."

Growing Things and Other Stories (2019)
Paul Tremblay
"These aren't just stories they re spirits that linger, shadows that haunt, terrors that follow you even after you've closed the book... Growing Things is a collection of Paul Tremblay's most searing and powerful work yet."

Gods of Jade and Shadow (2019)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"A lush, bittersweet tale of courage, love and carving your own place in the world . . . Silvia Moreno-Garcia's evocative prose will take you on an adventure for the mind and the heart."

Other Words for Smoke (2019)
Sarah Maria Griffin
"A beautiful novel woven from magic that seeps into your blood and bones and lingers there...Sarah’s gorgeous prose will haunt you."

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