A K Larkwood studied English at St John’s College, Cambridge. She has worked in higher education & media relations, and is now studying law. She lives in Oxford, England, with her wife and a cat. The Unspoken Name (Tor 2020) is her debut novel.
The Stars Undying (2022) (Empire Without End, book 1) Emery Robin "Beautifully written, with poise and wit and grand epic sweep, The Stars Undying has everything I want from a space opera."
Nettle & Bone (2022) T Kingfisher "Charming and macabre-often both at the same time-Nettle & Bone has bite, proper jokes, effortlessly good storytelling and a really wonderful tomb labyrinth."
A Marvellous Light (2021) (Last Binding, book 1) Freya Marske "A charming, lovingly crafted adventure full of peril, romance and wit, illuminated by sparkling turns of phrase and a pervasive sense of humour."
Star Eater (2021) Kerstin Hall "The intricate, bloody mechanics of Hall's worldbuilding come together with her perfectly assured prose to make an utterly compelling fantasy, both haunted and haunting."
The Blacktongue Thief (2021) (Blacktongue Thief, book 1) Christopher Buehlman "Buehlman's prose floats nimbly from grisly to lyrical and back again, evoking a damaged world that's by turns bleak and starkly beautiful. A fantastical road trip with a hard-boiled sensibility, complete with shape-shifting assassins, murderous kraken and some delightfully gruesome magic."
Winter's Orbit (2021) (Winter's Orbit, book 1) Everina Maxwell "Everina Maxwell's writing has everything you could ask: impossible choices, divided loyalties, dry wit, and operatic struggle with bureaucracy. I don't know how she's managed to write a book that's simultaneously an elegant comedy of manners, a charming slow-burn romance, and an adventure in space politics, but whatever her secret, I'm wildly envious."
She Who Became the Sun (2021) (Radiant Emperor, book 1) Shelley Parker-Chan "Zhu is a hero unlike any other - her propulsive desire to survive at any cost powers a glorious novel that encompasses grand betrayal, love, loss and triumph. An unforgettable debut."