Wilderwood
#11493.62 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Complete 2021–2022 Reading commitment Low Hannah Whitten Last reviewed 2026-11-03
Overview
Wilderwood is a fantasy duology by the American writer Hannah Whitten, published by Orbit in 2021 and 2022. In For the Wolf, Red, the second daughter of a kingdom, is sent to the Wolf of the Wilderwood, a figure from legend, in the hope that he will free the world's captured gods. She finds the Wolf is a man and that her uncontrollable magic is a calling. In For the Throne, her sister Neve, trapped in the Shadowlands, an inverted kingdom of imprisoned gods and the Old Kings, works with the rogue king Solmir to find the Heart Tree and the gods' dark powers.
Romantasy, Dark fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
Wilderwood Hannah Whitten
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | For the Wolf | 2021 | 1 | core | 3.57 (68,340 ratings) |
 | For the Throne | 2022 | 2 | core | 3.78 (21,386 ratings) |
Two linked novels about sisters Red and Neve and the forest holding the world's imprisoned gods.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Wilderwood? Wilderwood's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for Wilderwood? Publication order, starting with For the Wolf. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Wilderwood finished? Complete (2021–2022).
- How much reading does Wilderwood take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is Wilderwood ranked? #1149 in this site's official ranking, based on 89,726 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #1149?
Ranked #1149 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.62 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (89,726 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #1148, The Cartographers (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 2 books · Complete · 90k ratings · Ranks #1149 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment romantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- For the Wolf (2021)
- For the Throne (2022)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.62 across 89,726 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 19 universes from the candidate register; 7 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-03
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Hachette Book Group: For the Wolf Tier 2
- Hachette Book Group: For the Throne Tier 2
- FantasticFiction: Hannah Whitten Tier 2
- Publishers Weekly: The Foxglove King Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Rule: Core Canon = For the Wolf (2021) and For the Throne (2022). Whitten's separate Nightshade Crown trilogy is excluded.