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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2016
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Abeni's Song

1 - Abeni's Song (Aug-2023)
2 - Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold (Aug-2024)

Dead Djinn Universe

0.5 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo (May-2016)
0.6 - The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Feb-2019)
1 - A Master of Djinn (May-2021)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • Alex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo is a Tor.com original historcal fantasy set in an alternate early twentieth century infused with the otherworldly. Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supe...



  • Rising science fiction and fantasy star P. Djèlí Clark brings an alternate New Orleans of orisha, airships, and adventure to life in his immersive debut novella The Black God's Drums. In an alternate New Orleans caught in the tangle of the Ameri...



  • P. Djèlí Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of "A Dead Djinn in Cairo", with the otherworldly adventure novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015. Cairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchan...



  • Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror D. W. Griffith is a sorcerer, and The Birth of a Nation is a...



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  • Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer. So...



  • IN DARKNESS, A SONG CAN LEAD THE WAY. BEWARE WHICH ONE YOU LISTEN TO. Abeni's Song by award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark is the enchanting beginning of an epic West African and African Diaspora-inspired fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers a...



  • The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead.Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.A Most Anticipated Book of 2...



  • The action-packed fantasy sequel to P. Djèlí Clark's astonishing middle grade debut, Abeni's Song.Praise for Abeni’s Song: “Lush and magical.” -- KWAME MBALIA • “Astonishing.” -- MARK OSHIRO • “Abeni's story will sweep you away....






Award-Winning Books by P. Djeli Clark

The Black God's Drums
2019 Alex Award -- Adult/For Young Adults
A Master of Djinn
2021 Nebula Award -- Novel
2022 Locus Award -- First Novel
Ring Shout
2020 Nebula Award -- Novella
2021 Locus Award -- Novella
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington
2018 Nebula Award -- Short Story
2019 Locus Award -- Short Story


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

P. Djeli Clark has published 10 books.

The next book by P. Djeli Clark, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by P. Djeli Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo, was published in May 2016.

Yes. P. Djeli Clark has 2 series.