I don't quite know how but I've become quite fond of this author. The most I've read of a single author (outside of books in the same series) in a long time.
In the order that I read them
T. Kingfisher books I've read Public
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I don't quite know how but I've become quite fond of this author. The most I've read of a single author (outside of books in the same series) in a long time.
In the order that I read them
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The Hollow Places by Hillary Huber, T. Kingfisher
4 stars
Pray they are hungry.
Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in …
aBsUrD sage says: Probably my favorite that I've read by her. Want to go back and reread some day.
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Solider, #1)
4 stars
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling …
aBsUrD sage says: 2nd or 3rd favorite by her, alongside Twisted Ones. I also did not know it was a retelling, and I have not read the original.
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What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Solider, #2)
4 stars
The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic novella, What Moves the Dead .
Retired soldier Alex Easton returns in …
aBsUrD sage says: Substantially less enjoyable than What Moves the Dead, but not unenjoyable. Do not think I will ever reread it, though.
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The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
4 stars
When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina, she finds long-hidden secrets about a …
aBsUrD sage says: 2nd or 3rd favorite, along withWhat Moves the Dead.
Did not know this was based on a short story until after I finished it. Read the short story afterwards and it just made me more impressed with what she was able to do with it.
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A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
4 stars
Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms—there are no secrets …
aBsUrD sage says: Enjoyed this much more than I thought I thought I would. My first fantasy read of hers (also first non-horror/spooky), which opened me up to reading more of it.
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Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War, #1)
4 stars
A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, …
aBsUrD sage says: Less than half a book, really. I consider this and The Wonder Engine one book. This, being just the first half, is not super compelling.
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The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War, #2)
4 stars
Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. Give them weapons, carnivorous tattoos, …
aBsUrD sage says: Second half (really more than a half) of what I consider one book. When I really started to enjoy the characters and world she built. The plot, frankly, was not surprising or daring; maybe not weak, but not its strongest attribute. Still, enjoyed it heavily.
