Rachel Gillig Audiobooks

One Dark Window opens The Shepherd King, gothic romantic fantasy with real menace

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Main genres

Teen & Young Adult

Author series

The Shepherd King · 1 book

Who is Rachel Gillig?

Rachel Gillig, born in 1989, is an American author working the seam where gothic atmosphere, romance and fantasy meet – a corner of the genre that has found a devoted readership in recent years, and in which she has quickly become a name worth knowing.

She is known for two duologies, The Shepherd King and Stonewater Kingdom – paired novels that give her worlds room to breathe while keeping the stories tight. Gothic romantic fantasy is her declared territory, and the shape of her career so far suggests a writer who knows precisely the effect she is after. Hers is a name defined by the books rather than the biography.

Rachel Gillig in audiobooks

Gothic romantic fantasy thrives in audio – atmosphere is the genre’s currency, and a skilled narrator can make mist, menace and longing almost tactile. One Dark Window is the Gillig title in our catalogue, and it delivers the mood her reputation is built on: shadowed, romantic and threaded with dread in the way the best gothic-leaning fantasy always is. For UK listeners who have devoured the recent wave of romantasy and now want something with a darker finish, Gillig is the natural next step – and this is the place to start.