#15 in Romance
One Dark Window
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #7
Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.
Our view
“One Dark Window” is a gothic romantic fantasy whose main draw is an unusually inventive magic system, backed by characters readers grow attached to. The mood is dark and tense, far from cosy, and the story pulls you through fast. As the first half of a duology it leaves you wanting the second book at once, so it suits readers happy to commit to both volumes; it has also won over newcomers to the genre.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
One Dark Window is a gothic romantic fantasy novel by American author Rachel Gillig. It was published by Orbit Books on September 27, 2022. It is Gillig's debut novel and the first book in the Shepherd King duology.
Reading order · The Shepherd King
Full order & progress →- One Dark WindowThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Two Twisted Crowns
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 803 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 11 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 792 | 99% |
Frequently asked
How long is One Dark Window?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Romance — with scores between 8.1 and 8.3, closest to this book.
