HANNAH KANER is a Northumbrian writer living in Scotland. She works as a senior digital consultant in Edinburgh, delivering digital healthcare, tools, and services for the public sector. She has a first class degree in English from Pembroke College, Cambridge, and a Masters of Science with distinction from the University of Edinburgh.
She is inspired by world mythologies, angry women,speculative fiction, and the stories we tell ourselves about being human.
The Girl with a Thousand Faces (2026) Sunyi Dean "The Girl with A Thousand Faces is dark and compulsive, and liable to break your heart and steal the pieces. If you like tales of horror and hidden pasts, this one is for you. Sunyi Dean is a master of the art of storytelling, and this book is bound to be an immediate classic."
Cleopatra (2026) Saara El-Arifi "Saara El-Arifi is true brilliance, and this book cements her as one of the most prolific and important writers of the moment."
Hungerstone (2025) Kat Dunn "An intoxicating and vivid take on the gothic novel. Sensual and vicious, Lenore's devastating story of self-discovery, betrayal and power feels like one for the ages."
The Legend of Meneka (2025) (Divine Dancers Duology, book 1) Kritika H Rao "Sultry, powerful, and deeply felt, this is a wondrous tale of two lovers on opposing sides of a growing war between the human and the divine. Meneka is a driven and cunning protagonist who embodies all the strength of feminine intelligence and power, and I was entirely drawn into the world that Kritika H. Rao unravels out of ancient Indian myth and literature. Rao's writing is utterly compelling, and I believe she will continue to be a powerful figure in speculative fiction."
Extremophile (2024) Ian Green "A radical, explosive story full of wild hope and venomous rage. Its near future apocalypse is not just prescient and subversive, but full of life, love and thrill in a way that makes it only breaths away from the world we are now. Its voice is challenging, unrelenting, and veering between heartbreak and humour. I feel like this book was written for me, specifically, but I know it's for us. All of us. With its queer community, found family, the dilemmas of resistance and the agony of survival, Extremophile was a song to my soul and a punch in the gut. Read it."
To Cage a God (2024) (These Monstrous Gods, book 1) Elizabeth May "Romance and rebellion define this exquisite novel, which sinks its claws in and won't let go...a tour de force of romantasy writing, full of fire and ice, passion and revolution. Elizabeth May is back with a bang."
Remember, Remember (2024) Elle Machray "From the first page to the precious flicker of the last, Remember, Remember is an exquisite read. Meticulously rendered, deeply felt and full of fury. A novel steeped in history and the depths that love can go to. Machray is going to be a force to be reckoned with."
Mindbreaker (2023) Kate Dylan "Witty, gritty, and vicious fun. It's a tour de force in visual storytelling, and brings out the nuances of consent and autonomy in a digital world. I also loved the heart-pounding, edge of seat action sequences that felt like they were straight out of a movie (honestly, they should make one), and I read it so fast my head is still spinning."
The Revels (2023) Stacey Thomas "A delicious, witchy delight. An atmsopheric and powerful debut that keeps you guessing at to how it will unravel."
Shanghai Immortal (2023) (Lady Jing, book 1) A Y Chao "A brilliant, vibrant world with a joyous, irreverent and chaotic cast of characters. Absolutely rooting for Lady Jing forever."
