Hemlock & Silver: A spellbinding Snow White retelling - the instant Sunday Times bestseller
Aug 2025 · Pan Macmillan
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An instant Sunday Times bestseller.
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher, Hemlock & Silver is a dark reimagining of Snow White steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind.
‘A new favourite! Masterful storytelling with creepy magic, and a fantastic cat!’ – Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop
Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.
Not to die, but to save – seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.
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 . . .
‘A wonderfully offbeat fantasy . . . as delightful as it is impressive’ – Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
*Over 11,000 Five-Star Reader Reviews!*
'Eerie and tragic in the best possible way'
'I LOVE FAIRYTALE RETELLINGS!!! AND THIS IS WHY!!!'
'Couldn’t put it down!'
'I think I have to officially call T. Kingfisher my favourite author'
Hemlock & Silver was a No. 6 Sunday Times bestseller w/e 23rd August 2025
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher, Hemlock & Silver is a dark reimagining of Snow White steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind.
‘A new favourite! Masterful storytelling with creepy magic, and a fantastic cat!’ – Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop
Healer Anja regularly drinks poison.
Not to die, but to save – seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on.
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 . . .
‘A wonderfully offbeat fantasy . . . as delightful as it is impressive’ – Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
*Over 11,000 Five-Star Reader Reviews!*
'Eerie and tragic in the best possible way'
'I LOVE FAIRYTALE RETELLINGS!!! AND THIS IS WHY!!!'
'Couldn’t put it down!'
'I think I have to officially call T. Kingfisher my favourite author'
Hemlock & Silver was a No. 6 Sunday Times bestseller w/e 23rd August 2025
An instant Sunday Times bestseller.
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher, Hemlock & Silver is a dark reimagining of Snow White steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind.
‘A new favourite! Masterful storytelling with creepy magic, and...
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Hannah Eunson
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July 18, 2026
This had so much potential, great premise and fantastic villain but just wasn't executed well. The main character was incredibly boring and nowhere near as intelligent as she thought she was. It was a very disappointing read, I'd been really looking forward to this but found it lacking a good plot and intriguing characters.
About the author
T. Kingfisher (she/her) writes fantasy, horror and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, A Sorceress Comes to Call and Hemlock & Silver. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children’s books. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, dogs, and some chickens who may or may not be possessed.
T. Kingfisher (she/her) writes fantasy, horror and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, A Sorceress Comes to Call and Hemlock & Silver. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children’s books. She lives in North Carolina wi...
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