Hannah Frances Kaner (born 1992/1993) is an English fantasy novelist. Her debut fantasy novel Godkiller (2023), the first in the Fallen Gods trilogy, became a #1 Sunday Times bestseller. This was followed by its sequel Sunbringer (2024). Her third book Faithbreaker is intended for publication in 2025.

Kaner's work was inspired by the resilience of "angry women" and reflects feminist ideas as well as themes relating to the LGBTQIA+ community and the disabled community.^[1]

Kaner is from Northumberland^[2] and attended the King Edward VI School in Morpeth. She graduated with a degree in English from Pembroke College, Cambridge^[3] in 2014 and then a Master of Science (MSc) from the University of Edinburgh.^[4][5]

In November 2021, HarperVoyager acquired the rights to publish Kaner's debut fantasy novel Godkiller, the first in the Fallen Gods trilogy, in early 2023.^[6][7] Godkiller debuted at #1 on the Sunday Times bestseller list in the hardback category^[8] and was shortlisted for the 2024 Astounding Award, a British Book Award, a Locus Award, and a British Fantasy Award. It was also Longlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award. The novel was later an inaugural Waterstones Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFF) Book of the Month in January 2024.^[9] Godkiller was followed by a sequel Sunbringer in 2024.^[10] The third and final installment in the Fallen Gods trilogy is set for a 2025 release date.

Kaner is married and lives in Edinburgh.^[11]

• Godkiller (2023)
• Sunbringer (2024)
• Faithbreaker (2025)