For fans of House of the Dragon¬ and The Priory of the Orange Tree comes a dark and propulsive tale of warring kingdoms, female rage and a wild magic that refuses to be tamed, by the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Fallen Gods trilogy.
Tilde has always heard the whispers of the kithwood, the voices of her ancestors speaking through the mysterious forest of her homeland.
But now both the kithwood and her kingdom are in danger.
For Tilde is the only surviving heir of a conquered land. To unite the people and finally stop the bloodshed, she marries the ageing warlord, King Liran. Her duty is to bind their nations and bear him a son.
But the swan king's court is dangerous. Tilde is a threat to the claim of Liran's older sons, who will do whatever it takes to remove her, to the princess Elise who has only ever known loyalty to her family, and to the priests who own them all.
Yet none of them know that Tilde is a snake in their midst, with allies on her side and dark, forbidden power of her own. She wants her kingdom back, and she will sacrifice everything to claim it.
For the queen to rise, the swans must fall.
'One of my favourite epics of all time' - SAMANTHA SHANNON
'Breathtaking' - SAARA EL-ARIFI
'An addictive, cunning political fantasy' - SHANNON CHAKRABORTY
'Captivating' - ANTONIA HODGSON
'Vicious, brutal, intricate' - TASHA SURI
| ISBN: | 9780008727291 |
| Publication date: | 30th July 2026 |
| Author: | Hannah Kaner |
| Publisher: | Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Genres: |
Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy Historical fantasy Dark fantasy Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction |
For fans of House of the Dragon¬ and The Priory of the Orange Tree comes a dark and propulsive tale of warring kingdoms, female rage and a wild magic that refuses to be tamed, by the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Fallen Gods trilogy.
Tilde has always heard the whispers of the kithwood, the voices of her ancestors speaking through the mysterious forest of her homeland.
But now both the kithwood and her kingdom are in danger.
For Tilde is the only surviving heir of a conquered land. To unite the people and finally stop the bloodshed, she marries the ageing warlord, King Liran. Her duty is to bind their nations and bear him a son.
But the swan king's court is dangerous. Tilde is a threat to the claim of Liran's older sons, who will do whatever it takes to remove her, to the princess Elise who has only ever known loyalty to her family, and to the priests who own them all.
Yet none of them know that Tilde is a snake in their midst, with allies on her side and dark, forbidden power of her own. She wants her kingdom back, and she will sacrifice everything to claim it.
For the queen to rise, the swans must fall.
'One of my favourite epics of all time' - SAMANTHA SHANNON
'Breathtaking' - SAARA EL-ARIFI
'An addictive, cunning political fantasy' - SHANNON CHAKRABORTY
'Captivating' - ANTONIA HODGSON
'Vicious, brutal, intricate' - TASHA SURI
A Snake Among Swans features in the following genres: Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Historical fantasy, Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings
A Snake Among Swans is available in Hardback, Paperback
A Snake Among Swans was written by Hannah Kaner and published by Harper Voyager an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
A Snake Among Swans has 464 pages
£18.00