N.K. Jemisin

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2010
  • Latest Book:
    January 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Broken Earth

1 - The Fifth Season (Aug-2015)
2 - The Obelisk Gate (Aug-2016)
3 - The Stone Sky (Aug-2017)

Dreamblood

1 - The Killing Moon (May-2012)
2 - The Shadowed Sun (Jun-2012)

The Great Cities

1 - The City We Became (Mar-2020)
2 - The World We Make (Nov-2022)

The Inheritance Trilogy

1 - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Feb-2010)
2 - The Broken Kingdoms (Nov-2010)
3 - The Kingdom of Gods (Oct-2011)
3.5 - The Awakened Kingdom (Dec-2014)
3.7 - Shades in Shadow (Jul-2015)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

    The Inheritance Trilogy - 1

    ONE YOUNG WOMAN MUST SURVIVE INTRIGUE, BETRAYAL, AND PASSION IN THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. T...

  • The Broken Kingdoms

    The Inheritance Trilogy - 2

    In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a strange homeless man on an impulse. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish consp...

  • The Kingdom of Gods

    The Inheritance Trilogy - 3

    The incredible conclusion to the Inheritance Trilogy, from one of fantasy's most acclaimed stars. For two thousand years the Arameri family has ruled the world by enslaving the very gods that created mortalkind. Now the gods are free, and the Aramer...

  • The Killing Moon

    Dreamblood - 1

    The city burned beneath the Dreaming Moon. In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and amongst the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers - the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess,...

  • The Shadowed Sun

    Dreamblood - 2

    Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law was peace now knows violence and oppression. And nightmares: a mysterious and deadly plague haunts the citizens of Gujaareh, dooming ...

  • The Awakened Kingdom

    The Inheritance Trilogy - 3.5

    The long awaited sequel to the Inheritance trilogy -- a novella by award winning author N. K. Jemisin where a godling must struggle to grow in the shadow of her parents. SOME TRUTHS MUST BE LEARNED THE HARD WAY... As the first new godling born ...

  • Shades in Shadow

    The Inheritance Trilogy - 3.7

    Three brand new short stories by Hugo, Nebula & World Fantasy Award nominated author N.K. Jemisin, set in the world of the Inheritance trilogy. From the shadows of the greater stories, away from the bright light of Sky and wending 'round the saga...

  • The Fifth Season

    Broken Earth - 1

    THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME. A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered s...

  • The Obelisk Gate

    Broken Earth - 2

    This is the way the world ends, for the last time. The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is ...



  • The City Born Great

    In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, New York City is about to go through a few changes. Like all great metropolises before it, when a city gets big enough, old enough, ...

  • The Stone Sky

    Broken Earth - 3

    The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which ev...

  • Initiation

    An original novel written by Hugo Award-winning author N. K. Jemisin and Mass Effect creative director Mac WaltersLieutenant Cora Harper joined the Systems Alliance to develop and enhance her powerful biotic talents. She was assigned to the...

  • How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories

    N. K. Jemisin is one of the most powerful and acclaimed authors of our time. In the first collection of her evocative short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories, Jemisin equally challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narr...

  • Emergency Skin

  • The City We Became

    The Great Cities - 1

    Five New Yorkers must come together to defend their city from an ancient evil in this stunning new novel by Hugo Award-winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin. Every great city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as ne...

  • Far Sector

    Winner of the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic!The first murder in 500 years. Twenty billion suspects. One hope.The City Enduring, a booming metropolis at the edge of the universe, hasn’t experienced a violent crime in generation...

  • The World We Make

    The Great Cities - 2

    Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts "a glorious fantasy" (Neil Gaiman) -- a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City, that began with The City We Became. The Great ...

  • DC Power: A Celebration

    Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more take center stage to highlight the power of Black excellence across the DC Universe in stories from a variety of comics’ finest Black artists and writers! Collects DC P...

  • Cuisine des Memoires (How Long 'til Black Future Month?)

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  • The Storyteller's Replacement (How Long 'til Black Future Month?)

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Award-Winning Books by N.K. Jemisin

The Broken Kingdoms
2010 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Fantasy Novel
The City We Became
2020 Amazon Editors' Picks -- Science Fiction & Fantasy
2021 Locus Award -- Fantasy Novel
Emergency Skin
2020 Hugo Award -- Novelette
Far Sector
2022 Hugo Award -- Graphic Story
The Fifth Season
2016 Hugo Award -- Novel
How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories
2019 Alex Award -- Adult/For Young Adults
2019 Locus Award -- Collection
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
2011 Locus Award -- First Novel
The Obelisk Gate
2016 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Epic Fantasy Novel
2017 Hugo Award -- Novel
The Shadowed Sun
2012 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Fantasy Novel
The Stone Sky
2017 Nebula Award -- Novel
2017 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Epic Fantasy Novel
2018 Hugo Award -- Novel
2018 Locus Award -- Fantasy Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

N.K. Jemisin has published 20 books.

N.K. Jemisin does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, DC Power: A Celebration, was published in January 2024.

The first book by N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, was published in February 2010.

Yes. N.K. Jemisin has 4 series.
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