About Cristin
Cristin Williams is the author of historical fantasy novels for adults and kids. Her adult debut, THE WHISPER OF STARS, will be published in 2025 by Orion, under the Gollancz imprint.
Cristin was born in Japan while her parents were working as Russian-English translators for the US military. She spent her early adulthood travelling the world while working in the non-profit sector, and she now lives in Belgium with her Flemish husband and four daughters. When not writing, you'll find her studying history, photographing castles, or exploring the tangled forest of the Belgian Ardennes.
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Cristin Williams was born in Japan while her parents were working as Russian-English translators for the US military. She moved frequently throughout her childhood, which fueled her love of reading, since books were the friends she never had to say goodbye to. After university, Cristin spent the rest of her twenties traveling the world while working for a non-profit. She’s visited nearly forty countries and speaks three languages.
For adult readers, Cristin is the author of historical romantasy novel The Whisper of Stars. The Pyramid Key is her first novel for children.
The Whisper of Stars
Published: Nov 06 2025
Pages: 464
ISBN: 9781399621311
A frozen island.
A monastery-turned-political-prison.
A cipher inked in blood.
When anarchist poet Katya Efremova is transferred to the prison colony on Solovetsky Island, she finds an enigma among her returned possessions - a blood-stained book containing a cipher left by her murdered mother, written on the day she died.
Following her mother's clues, Katya begins to unravel a centuries-old mystery woven into the history of Solovetsky Island. Finding the island's legendary power might be the key to overthrowing the Bolshevik regime, but Katya wasn't sent to Solovetsky by chance. The head of the government's spy network is watching, and there will be no hope of a free Russia if he takes hold of the magic hidden beneath the White Sea snow.
COVER CREDITS:
Design: Micaela Alcaino
Art Direction: Rachael Lancaster
