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Lord of the Heights: A Wuthering Heights Fae Romantasy
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The movie shows you the madness. This book reveals the magic.
Catherine Earnshaw has a secret. The moors of Wuthering Heights aren’t just windswept hills; they are a prison for ancient spirits, and she is their warden. To save her world, she married the human Edgar Linton, locking away her magic in a golden cage of silk and society.
She thought she had saved them. She was wrong.
Heathcliff has returned as a Lord of Shadows, armed with dark arcane power and a thirst for vengeance that threatens to tear the veil between worlds. He has come to collect on the blood oath they swore under a red moon.
“I did not break your heart, Catherine. We broke the world when we tried to deny what we are.”
This is Wuthering Heights as a scorched-earth Dark Romantasy where the villains are the heroes, the romance is toxic, and the magic is as deadly as the moors.
Catherine Earnshaw has a secret. The moors of Wuthering Heights aren’t just windswept hills; they are a prison for ancient spirits, and she is their warden. To save her world, she married the human Edgar Linton, locking away her magic in a golden cage of silk and society.
She thought she had saved them. She was wrong.
Heathcliff has returned as a Lord of Shadows, armed with dark arcane power and a thirst for vengeance that threatens to tear the veil between worlds. He has come to collect on the blood oath they swore under a red moon.
“I did not break your heart, Catherine. We broke the world when we tried to deny what we are.”
This is Wuthering Heights as a scorched-earth Dark Romantasy where the villains are the heroes, the romance is toxic, and the magic is as deadly as the moors.
- GenresFantasy
316 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication July 28, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Dark Fey Gothic
Well, the plot is not Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and the fey side is not a Disney-sweet version. It’s a complete re-image of Emily Brontë’s classic Wuthering Heights, with the same storyline, the same characters, and the same Gothic manor high on the moors. (And the weather! Talk about Pathetic Fallacy!) All that’s changed is, instead of a psychological study of passion, jealousy, obsession and revenge, it’s a tale of earth magic and the Twilight Court (with, of course, generous servings of passion, jealousy, obsession and revenge.) The manor house itself, which defines our Gothic genre, is a border between the two worlds, and Cathy and Heathcliff are its crossing guards.
I love the prologue, with its elements of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its manor sharing attributes with Doctor Who’s TARDIS. But the story soon shifts time and grows darker, slipping from what I thought would be a lighter-hearted reimagining of Wuthering Heights to a dark pastiche worthy of the somewhat creepy Brontë family*. And true to its muse, it stays dark. In style the writing alternates between Horace Walpole’s horror and Ann Radcliffe’s sweet romance, with language appropriate to its 18th Century setting. (But no inscrutable dialects.)
I found it difficult to empathize with (read “like”) any of the characters, except perhaps the main narrator, Nelly Dean, Catherine’s maid/nurse/companion. And even she is dark, not comic relief like Romeo and Juliet’s nurse. Her position in the household (oops, manorhold) is never explained. At the start of the story, Catherine is 6 years old and Nelly is 14, so probably not her nurse from birth. But unlike a servant she does get around – maybe she’s a poor relative, part of the family? In the original story Nelly is described as being afflicted by envy and class disparity, which is entirely absent from this version. Nelly is the one truly loving and empathetic member of either the Earnshaw or the Linton families, sufficiently fey herself that she can witness the supernatural events, and as protective as possible to all the downtrodden and even the downtreading folk she lives with.
I’m always bemused by stories where an underprivileged, degraded protagonist runs away from home with just the clothes on their back, and returns a few years later with a million dollars and a Ph.D. from Stanford (so to speak). This is a fairly common literary trope – England’s Dick Whittington, for example, or the generic American Dream. For me, pragmatist that I am, that requires even more of a suspension of disbelief than any fey component. But once again, Heathcliff manages it.
I have never been able to finish the original Wuthering Heights, but after reading Ms. Thorne’s interpretation, I think it’s time to go back and try again.
I have been given an advance copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. For this I thank Ms. Thorne.
* I can’t imagine what the Brontë siblings’ dinner table conversations would have been like.
Well, the plot is not Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and the fey side is not a Disney-sweet version. It’s a complete re-image of Emily Brontë’s classic Wuthering Heights, with the same storyline, the same characters, and the same Gothic manor high on the moors. (And the weather! Talk about Pathetic Fallacy!) All that’s changed is, instead of a psychological study of passion, jealousy, obsession and revenge, it’s a tale of earth magic and the Twilight Court (with, of course, generous servings of passion, jealousy, obsession and revenge.) The manor house itself, which defines our Gothic genre, is a border between the two worlds, and Cathy and Heathcliff are its crossing guards.
I love the prologue, with its elements of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its manor sharing attributes with Doctor Who’s TARDIS. But the story soon shifts time and grows darker, slipping from what I thought would be a lighter-hearted reimagining of Wuthering Heights to a dark pastiche worthy of the somewhat creepy Brontë family*. And true to its muse, it stays dark. In style the writing alternates between Horace Walpole’s horror and Ann Radcliffe’s sweet romance, with language appropriate to its 18th Century setting. (But no inscrutable dialects.)
I found it difficult to empathize with (read “like”) any of the characters, except perhaps the main narrator, Nelly Dean, Catherine’s maid/nurse/companion. And even she is dark, not comic relief like Romeo and Juliet’s nurse. Her position in the household (oops, manorhold) is never explained. At the start of the story, Catherine is 6 years old and Nelly is 14, so probably not her nurse from birth. But unlike a servant she does get around – maybe she’s a poor relative, part of the family? In the original story Nelly is described as being afflicted by envy and class disparity, which is entirely absent from this version. Nelly is the one truly loving and empathetic member of either the Earnshaw or the Linton families, sufficiently fey herself that she can witness the supernatural events, and as protective as possible to all the downtrodden and even the downtreading folk she lives with.
I’m always bemused by stories where an underprivileged, degraded protagonist runs away from home with just the clothes on their back, and returns a few years later with a million dollars and a Ph.D. from Stanford (so to speak). This is a fairly common literary trope – England’s Dick Whittington, for example, or the generic American Dream. For me, pragmatist that I am, that requires even more of a suspension of disbelief than any fey component. But once again, Heathcliff manages it.
I have never been able to finish the original Wuthering Heights, but after reading Ms. Thorne’s interpretation, I think it’s time to go back and try again.
I have been given an advance copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. For this I thank Ms. Thorne.
* I can’t imagine what the Brontë siblings’ dinner table conversations would have been like.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Okay - so I walked into this book - without having read the Wuthering Heights real human story. But from what I have read, and heard in podcasts it seems that it was pretty twisted - and no romantic just two people tearing down each other and everyone else around them - and overall a real mood killer :)
Mr. Lockheart is taken back in time, to Wuthering Heights which exists out of time - and we are told the story of Catherine and Heathcliff from Nelly, Catherine's nanny/maid since birth.
Very gothic story, we have fae, we have whatever Heathcliff is- family (a father he seemed to care for Heathcliff a waif he "adopted" - and a brother and mother that hated Heathcliff.)
In the end, I guess it was the happiest we could hope for - Catherine and Heathcliff are reunited in whatever fae world they dropped into, and Cathy and marries her cousin - although they are first cousins and frankly that is a little weird -but hey the royals all intermarried their first cousins - :)
Mr. Lockheart is taken back in time, to Wuthering Heights which exists out of time - and we are told the story of Catherine and Heathcliff from Nelly, Catherine's nanny/maid since birth.
Very gothic story, we have fae, we have whatever Heathcliff is- family (a father he seemed to care for Heathcliff a waif he "adopted" - and a brother and mother that hated Heathcliff.)
In the end, I guess it was the happiest we could hope for - Catherine and Heathcliff are reunited in whatever fae world they dropped into, and Cathy and marries her cousin - although they are first cousins and frankly that is a little weird -but hey the royals all intermarried their first cousins - :)
Review of advance copy received from Author
I received a free advance copy in exchange for an honest review. If you enjoy reading horror stories - this book is worth your time. Except for the final chapter/post-logue, the book is dark. It is written pretty true to the style of english literature of the 1800s (reminded me of charles dickens' writing style). Additionally, as this book is in the past, the houses, people are true to the time period. There are a lot of supernatural elements (fairy rings, supernatural storms, etc) however, all characters (human or supernatural) are portrayed with very human emotions and feelings, and though all emotions are predominantly dark and pessimistic, the characters reactions and interactions are believable.
Review of advance copy
Really Enjoyable read. Said to be a spinoff of the original Wuthering Heights Book & Film. It's been so long since I saw the film, that It is difficult to comment on that.
Great slow paced writing. I don't THINK that the original had this much paranormal. Really held my interest. My only criticism would be that after the first Catherine's death, it seemed like the author partially lost interest, & didn't put as much of herself into the writing.
That said, this was very enjoyable & different (classic goth style) then what I usually read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Great slow paced writing. I don't THINK that the original had this much paranormal. Really held my interest. My only criticism would be that after the first Catherine's death, it seemed like the author partially lost interest, & didn't put as much of herself into the writing.
That said, this was very enjoyable & different (classic goth style) then what I usually read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I ate up the dark and gothic vibes of this so fast. I felt truly immersed and curious the whole time, even knowing it followed the outline of Wuthering Heights.
Carrying that well-loved tome through a supernatural world of fae and fairy rings seemed so crazy to me but it was actually executed really well. It held true to the classic literature's style while still carrying a unique adaptation on its own.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!
Carrying that well-loved tome through a supernatural world of fae and fairy rings seemed so crazy to me but it was actually executed really well. It held true to the classic literature's style while still carrying a unique adaptation on its own.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
If you've ever wondered what Wuthering Heights would be like with the fae, Lord of the Heights is a beautifully atmospheric retelling that stays true to the heart of the original.
The moors become a border world with the fae, Catherine carries fae ancestry, and Heathcliff is reimagined as a fae child brought home from the other side. These changes add a fascinating new dimension to his darkness and the fierce, all-consuming bond between him and Catherine.
While remaining faithful to the story we know, this retelling enriches the gothic atmosphere with magic, mystery, and just enough wonder to make this classic feel entirely new.
The moors become a border world with the fae, Catherine carries fae ancestry, and Heathcliff is reimagined as a fae child brought home from the other side. These changes add a fascinating new dimension to his darkness and the fierce, all-consuming bond between him and Catherine.
While remaining faithful to the story we know, this retelling enriches the gothic atmosphere with magic, mystery, and just enough wonder to make this classic feel entirely new.
May 30, 2026
Really solid dark far retelling of Wuthering Heights. Can’t compare it to the original (yet), but I enjoyed it. Very atmospheric.
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