Hemlock & Silver

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 Wildes 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