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The Warm Hands of Ghosts
New · Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

by Katherine Arden
2024 · 325 pages · Fiction
15 New ★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 35K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (fantasy) finalist (2024). 3.96★ from 35K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

15Must-Read Score
  • Readers27 out of 100 · counts 40%+12
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller9 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+3
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.

On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.

Shortlisted

Reads as

Epic, Moving

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