If you love romantasy, you probably love Hannah Whitten. Her debut, For The Wolf, is one of the most highly-recommended in the romantic fantasy genre and for good reason. The Hemlock Queen, her latest novel, is another favorite and features the type of writing we’ve come to love from her, featuring epic worldbuilding and fractured fairy-tales.
So what are Hannah Whitten’s three favorite books?
Hi! I’m Hannah Whitten, the author of dark fantasy like The Wilderwood Duology and The Foxglove King, as well as the sequel, The Hemlock Queen. In addition to writing lots of books, I read lots of them, too. Here are some of my favorites.
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
I’ve fallen off in recent years, but when I was a teenager I devoured King novels. There are a few I could mention as favorites individually (Lisey’s Story is one of my most beloved books of all time), but in terms of craft, and how most of my favorite individual King novels somehow tie into this series, The Dark Tower stands alone. It’s epic, it’s weird as hell, and who else could pull off inserting themselves as a character in their own book?
Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
This is the book that got me into fantasy as a young teenager. It’s pretty standard fantasy fare—a princess with the ability to see the future falls in love with a defeated neighboring prince and is forced into hiding when her father is murdered—but it’s so well done and still gives me intense nostalgia. I don’t think I’d be writing fantasy romance if not for this book.
The Good House by Tananarive Due
I love a haunted house book, and this is one of the best ones out there. Angela returns to her late grandmother’s home, the site of an awful family tragedy, and discovers what seemed like a horrible accident might actually be the work of a demon. This book is intricately plotted, turning gracefully on a dime, and is one of the few horror novels scary enough to keep me up at night.
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