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Ursula Vernon best books, ranked

Ursula Vernon — 5 titles in the rankings, first published between 2020 and 2025. They average 7.9, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Ursula Vernon writes for adults as T. Kingfisher, and those books are the ones here: warm, funny fantasy and creeping horror about kind, practical people. Thornhedge, a short reworking of Sleeping Beauty from the side of the fairy guarding the tower, rates highest; Paladin’s Grace, a romance with a grieving holy warrior, is the most read. The Sworn Soldier horror novellas, from What Moves the Dead, rate lower.

Ranked titles
5 books
Average score
7.9
Total ratings
1.5K
First published
2020–2025

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Books by Ursula Vernon

Book score5 books on a timeline, 2020–2025 · Highest rated: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
  1. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
    A Wizard's Guide to Defensive BakingUrsula Vernon · 2020 Fantasy467 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  2. Thornhedge
    ThornhedgeUrsula Vernon · 2023 Fantasy336 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. Paladin's Grace
    Paladin's GraceUrsula Vernon · 2020 Fantasy373 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. What Stalks the Deep
    What Stalks the DeepUrsula Vernon · 2025 Horror103 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  5. What Feasts at Night
    What Feasts at NightUrsula Vernon · 2024 Horror234 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10

Series by Ursula Vernon

Reading order of Ursula Vernon's series

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Other books by Ursula Vernon

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  • 2018The Wonder Engine
  • 2019Fisher-Bird
  • 2019The Twisted Ones
  • 2020The Hollow Places
  • 2021Paladin's Strength
  • 2022Nettle & Bone
  • 2022What Moves the Dead
  • 2023A House with Good Bones
  • 2023Paladin's Faith
  • 2024A Sorceress Comes to Call
  • 2025Hemlock & Silver

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