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T Kingfisher



A pseudonym used by Ursula Vernon

T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections.

This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups.

When she is not writing, she is probably out in the garden, trying to make eye contact with butterflies.
 

Awards: Hugo (2024), Mythopoeic (2021), Nebula (2021)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
August 2025

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Hemlock & Silver
 
Series
Clocktaur War
   1. Clockwork Boys (2017)
   2. The Wonder Engine (2018)
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Saint of Steel
   1. Paladin's Grace (2020)
   2. Paladin's Strength (2021)
   3. Paladin's Hope (2021)
   4. Paladin's Faith (2023)
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Novels
   Bryony and Roses (2015)
   The Seventh Bride (2015)
   The Raven and the Reindeer (2016)
   Summer in Orcus (2017)
   Swordheart (2018)
   The Twisted Ones (2019)
   A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking (2020)
   The Hollow Places (2020)
   Nettle & Bone (2022)
   Illuminations (2022)
   A House With Good Bones (2023)
   Thornhedge (2023)
   A Sorceress Comes to Call (2024)
   Hemlock & Silver (2025)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Nine Goblins (2013)
   Minor Mage (2019)
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Books containing stories by T Kingfisher
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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection (2021)
(Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, book 2)
edited by
Allan Kaster

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Awards
2024 Locus Award for Best Novella : Thornhedge
2024 Hugo Award for Best Novella : Thornhedge
2023 Manly Wade Wellman Award : Nettle & Bone
2023 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel : What Moves the Dead
2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Nettle & Bone
2023 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel : A House With Good Bones
2021 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature : A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book : A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
2021 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel : A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : Metal Like Blood in the Dark
2021 Dragon Award for Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel : A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
2021 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel : The Hollow Places
2021 Andre Norton Award : A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking
2020 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel : The Twisted Ones

Award nominations
2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Thornhedge
2024 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Thornhedge
2024 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Paladin's Faith
2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Thornhedge
2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : A House With Good Bones
2023 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Nettle & Bone
2023 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : What Moves the Dead
2022 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Nettle & Bone
2022 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : Paladin's Strength
2022 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : Paladin's Hope
2022 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Paladin's Strength
2022 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Nettle & Bone
2022 BSFA Award for Best Fiction for Young Readers (nominee) : Illuminations
2021 Manly Wade Wellman Award (shortlist) : Paladin's Grace
2021 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : The Hollow Places
2021 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Hollow Places
2021 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Hollow Places
2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award (shortlist) : The Twisted Ones
2020 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominee) : Minor Mage
2020 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Twisted Ones
2020 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Twisted Ones
2019 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Wonder Engine
2019 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society
2018 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (nominee) : Summer in Orcus


T Kingfisher recommends
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Guillotine (2024)
Delilah S Dawson
"Fast, fun, and frightening, Glass Onion meets Saw in this savagely on-point thriller."
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The Frame-Up (2024)
Gwenda Bond
"Ocean's Eleven meets the Portrait of Dorian Grey in this delightful magical heist novel. A quirky cast, a charming protagonist, and a fantastic dog. Plus art history, monsters, and family secrets - who can ask for more?"
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Bookshops & Bonedust (2023)
(Legends & Lattes, book 2)
Travis Baldree
"A warm hug of a book."

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